Situation Vacant

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One of our Guardian bloggers is stepping down from active duty so we have an opening. You don’t need to be a super solver but you will need to be able to blog … Read more >>

Independent 6784 by Eimi

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed A Zimbabwe themed puzzle from Eimi, with the definition for Robert Mugabe (“one destroying his country”) only controversial if you’re one of Mugabe’s ruling circle. There was a fair amount … Read more >>

Guardian 24439/Rufus

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Is Rufus getting harder? I had some trouble with this – particularly in the top left corner. Lots of CDs and DDs (Cryptic Definitions and Double Defs) and not many anagrams (I can … Read more >>

Azed 1884/AE AE AE

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At first I found this fairly easy going – in particular, several rather obvious anagrams (34, 28, 20…) were my way in, so that I swiftly filled in the bottom half. I was … Read more >>

FT no.12816, Set by Sleuth, July 10

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Sorry for delay – it finally reached me!  Nothing of great note here, but nothing to cause complaint either. ACROSS 1.   MALADY  – (mala-d-y) 4.   BIOPIC- (b-i-o-pic -film based on a person’s life, … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,817 – Bradman

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Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram As Bradman is one … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,815 – Cinephile

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Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade *(fodder) = anagram Any Cinephile puzzle is always worth tackling and … Read more >>