Independent 11,205 by Crosophile

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The puzzle is available here.   Hello everyone, it’s been a while.  Many thanks to the lovely Flashling for standing in for me expertly while I was away. For today’s entertainment it’s thanks … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 28,853 / Paul

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A reasonably stiff challenge from Paul, which I found very satisfying to unravel – a worthy Prize puzzle, more like the old days. I really can’t remember when I last enjoyed a Paul … Read more >>

Guardian 28,858 – Vlad

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I’ve just come back from a holiday in the Highlands, and as expected have to thank Eileen and Manehi for standing in for me. What I didn’t expect was to be blogging on … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1554 – Absolutely Nothing by Kruger

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Wordplay in each of fifteen clues yields an extra letter that is not entered in the grid. In clue order, these letters give the start of a quotation from a poem (in ODQ and associated with ABSOLUTELY NOTHING) and the initials of its source. The third line of this quotation suggests how twelve answers are to be thematically treated before entry. Lengths in brackets refer to grid entries while word counts refer to original answers. Chambers Dictionary (2016) and ODQ7 are recommended; 21 is in Collins.

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Guardian 28,847 / Maskarade

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I enjoyed the theme for this bumper double-grid bank holiday alphabetical jigsaw puzzle from Maskarade, and it’s another impressive bit of grid construction. The theme was given names: one of each pair of … Read more >>

Financial Times 17,193 by GUY

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An enjoyable puzzle; not too hard, not too easy. Thank you Guy.

Oops! Sorry the blog is late, I wrote this up first ting and then forgot to hit the “Publish” button at the end.  I am on holiday now, I cam answer queries but complicated corrections to the blog may have to wait until I can get to real computer rather than phone.

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