Enigmatic Variations No 959 Hobson’s Choice by Jaques
Well – what is the Hobson’s choice of the title to be this week to complete it or to complete it? A fairly standard preamble – additional letters in the subsidiary quotation lead … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,280 by Paul
Themed puzzles are coming thick and fast these days, and the theme in this one seemed to occupy most of the grid. As always, some will enjoy this type of crossword more than others. … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,657 / Alberich
A very fine crossword that I wish I could have solved and relished at a more leisurely pace – I’m late with the blog and have rushed through! Alberich is at his best … Read more >>
Independent 7631 by Nimrod
On Monday Gaufrid wrote: It was something of a surprise to see Phi on a Monday, Eimi must have something interesting lined up for April 1st Oh dear he was right, seems the … Read more >>
Guardian 25,285 / Puck
A characteristically inventive and intricate puzzle from Puck, with lots of very nice clues. This puzzle has one of those themes which is more like a chain of associations running through the clues … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,647 / Dante
FT Prize Puzzle of Monday March 21 Apologies to all; I lost track of time and have posted late by one day. This was a classic Dante/Rufus; the CDs are the best clues … Read more >>
Guardian 25,284 / Gordius
Well, no one can say we don’t get variety in Guardian puzzles! I find that I can simply repeat the preamble I wrote on the last Gordius crossword that I blogged. ‘A fairly … Read more >>
Independent 7,630 / Anax
This was my first attempt at blogging an Anax puzzle, and given how challenging I always find his puzzles, panic immediately set in: while under normal circumstances I would expect to get at … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,656 / Redshank
The pipeline of puzzles for the FT must be operating on a relatively short lead-time at present, as Redshank segues several topical clue surfaces on us today (e.g. 11A, 2D, 4D). Enough nifty … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,646 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 19 As I have probably mentioned many times, I am a long-time fan of Cinephile but all the same am very ready to criticize him. … Read more >>
Independent 7,629/Dac
More staggeringly good stuff from Dac. You could take pretty much every single clue here and read it as a perfectly sound, elegant, standalone sentence. Some brilliant anagrams too, 7D being may pick … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,655 / Monk
A welcome return to the FT for Monk after an absence of nearly 18 months. I didn’t think this was as difficult as some of his previous puzzles have been, perhaps due to … Read more >>
Guardian 25,283 – Enigmatist
It’s been a while since we had an Enigmatist puzzle, but he’s back with a vengeance with this one. I found it very hard to get started, with the large number of cross-references, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1169: Tribute by Kruger
The preamble told us that just over half of the clues contain a superfluous word. The first letters of these, in clue order, spell out a tribute. The subject of this, its creators … Read more >>
Independent 7628/Math
A good crossword today from Math, themed about something that is mentioned after a polite gap. This is to do with the book Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. I am not that familiar … Read more >>