Independent 8020 / Klingsor
A suitably tricky Thursday puzzle from Klingsor, which took quite a bit of sorting out! As expected, there were some excellent surface readings and cryptic definitions, a fair bit of crafty misdirection … Read more >>
Financial Times Prize no.14033 by Dante
Sil is still out of the country and back in the Netherlands having his plumbing sorted out, so I’m again standing in for him. The puzzle is from Monday 18th June. As ever … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,032 by Falcon
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 16, 2012 I found this puzzle a bit disconcerting. It has a few good clues, such as 17D (PANDA CAR) and 16D (NONENTITY), but also … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,040 by PHSSTHPOK
For some reason there was no blog for the FT yesterday, so here is my effort… Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 EUROSCEPTIC (OCCUPIER SET)* … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,041 by Gozo
Quite an easy one today. Enjoyable, but I would have liked something more to get my teeth into. Thanks Gozo 😉 Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. … Read more >>
Guardian 25,673 / Brendan
I thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining puzzle from Brendan, with its mini-theme which leads us off in several directions, with a variety of witty cluing, as ever I have a feeling that I’m missing … Read more >>
Independent 8,019 / Crosophile
As it is the last Wednesday of the month, it is Dac’s day off, so I have crossed swords with Crosophile today. Since I am not yet that familiar with Crosophile’s work, I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1234: NIMROD’S UNIQUE NIGHT OUT by Nimrod
Struggled with this one Nimrod. Bit of a quiz if you ask me! We had to find four items which are members of an extensive list “each unique in the same way” (Huh?). … Read more >>
Independent 8018 / Nimrod
Nimrod always keeps you on your toes, even if the theme becomes obvious fairly early on. I solved the puzzle without too much difficulty given that twelve of the entries … Read more >>
Guardian 25,672 – Gordius
Quite an easy canter except for a couple of hard-boiled eggs, which you should expect from Gordius. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across 1 SPUTUM Ins of … Read more >>
Independent 8017 by Quixote
Enjoyable puzzle from Quixote, which I found perhaps a tad more difficult that he usually is. Solving time, 21 mins, and pleased to learn two completely new words getting them from the wordplay … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 658 / Nutmeg
Nutmeg once again gives us a puzzle which is just right for the Quiptic genre. The usual variety of clues with nothing that should be beyond the newer solver. I look forward to … Read more >>
Guardian 25,671 – Rufus
I found this hard than average for Rufus, mainly because the structure of many of the clues (which is usually completely straightforward) is very well hidden in a smooth surface reading. I have … Read more >>
Cyclops 471: If the cap fits…
A Cyclops of average difficulty this week (seems like I always say that!), with nothing that held me up for long. I will go for 9d as my fave clue, for its complete … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,163
The usual high quality Beelzebub puzzle, of medium difficulty I think. Just the one at 28ac that I can’t fully explain. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 ASSIST – … Read more >>