Independent 7881 by Dac
It’s a Dac, so it’s what you expect, just a fine puzzle as per usual. My learned colleagues have been under the impression that Dac appears every Wednesday, but actually he gets a … Read more >>
Sloggers and Betters Northern April 2011
I am happy to organise a Northern gathering and would suggest Saturday 14th April. In an effort to boost my local economy, I am suggesting using the Bramsche Bar on Rochdale Road in … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1211: Anticipation by Nutmeg
We have to find two quotes (from the same source) around the perimeter and then, cryptically, three down clues will combine to deliver the first. The allusion has to be completed by filling … Read more >>
Financial Times 13903 Jason
Another good one from Jason, so thanks Jason. A bit of concern when I stalled for some time after getting the 2 long ones early on. However, it finally yielded. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Independent 7,880 / Scorpion
It’s Tuesday and the puzzle has been set b(u)y Scorpion, so there just has to be a theme to it, I thought, and Scorpion did not let me down. As themes go, this … Read more >>
Guardian 25,534 – Philistine
Quite an enjoyable outing today with a good blend of devices to tickle the mind. ACROSS 1 ORIGINAL SIN Ins of I GIN (one drink) in ORALS (exams) + IN and of course, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 635 Arachne
Thanks Arachne for an enjoyable crossword (by no means a walkover) with some clever surfaces. For some reason, I got slowed down in the NE quarter, but the latter provided my favourite clues for … Read more >>
Independent 7879/Quixote
People were saying on last Friday’s Indy blog that Phi’s crossword was a bit harder than usual, and that was my experience with this Monday Quixote – a few less common words and … Read more >>
Guardian 25,533 / Rufus
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus and so we know what to expect – what’s often called a gentle start to the week, with the usual quota of double and cryptic definitions and some smiles … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1140
A wonderful selection of previously unknown words amongst the answers ACROSS 1 German certainly recalled China as source of purgative JALAP german yes JA + china PAL< 5 Mark … Read more >>
Azed 2066/hue
Another case of forgetting it was my turn. And then when I did start solving, I found out halfway through I was working on this week’s (2067). Oh well. Fortunately 2066 (and all … Read more >>
Everyman nº3405
A typical Sunday morning stroll. Thanks, Everyman. With a wink to scchua, I include a photo of the car I learnt to drive in – or one like it – I wrote ours … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1142/Hypnos
A puzzle from Hypnos that was in parts perhaps easier to solve than parse. It was certainly the hardest of the IoS puzzles I’ve blogged so far, with a number of clues that … Read more >>
Independent 7872 (Saturday Prize Puzzle 7th January 2012) by Nestor
Need some exercise for the new year – Nestor’s puzzle is certainly a good work out! As you would expect. So the first Saturday of 2012 brings us a Nestor puzzle, with some … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 25,526 / Araucaria
Looking back through the archives, I see that, lately, I [and others] in blogs of Araucaria Prize puzzles have commented that they were over rather too quickly. I remember a time when an … Read more >>