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Tees brings us some spring time entertainment as the rain seems to continue to fall, incessantly. A pleasing puzzle as I have come to expect. Some great use of numbers cross referenced clues … Read more >>
This for the second Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword published on Saturday 13 April, a new weekly 11 x 11 crossword aimed at helping beginners – blog explaining it here.
It can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/quick-cryptic/2
I cannot recall seeing Carpathian in the Prize slot before, although she is a familiar presence in the Quiptic. Apart from a couple of less familiar terms, this offering struck me as relatively straightforward.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 6, 2024
It’s Easter, so we were expecting a Maskarade special and we weren’t disappointed.
It’s Phi-day again!
A devious challenge from GUY
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29355.
Bluth has provided his latest creation for our cruciverbal delight this Thursday. And what a delight it was! I had lots of fun solving this puzzle, which kept me busy for quite some … Read more >>
Looking back on my previous blogs of Jack’s puzzles, I see that I have twice said, ‘A fairly tricky but enjoyable and rewarding challenge, meticulously clued, with excellent surfaces, from Jack’, which once … Read more >>
Peto is the setter in today's FT.
Hello everyone. A cracking puzzle from Luxor!
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Filbert’s puzzle falls on a Wednesday this week. I thought this puzzle was slightly towards the easier end of Filbert’s spectrum, but that is just a personal opinion and other … Read more >>
A most enjoyable challenge from Monk.