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An entertaining puzzle as always from Monk, and a message? There are a lot of goodbyes in here and an ominous RETIREMENT. Is Monk about to retire? If this is really so then … Read more >>
Brummie sets an interesting and enjoyable challenge today. Brummie’s surfaces are not always the most elegant but I thought there were some neat ones here. His puzzles often have a theme but I … Read more >>
Long and complicated rubric this week leading to a puzzle with a number of layers. Seventeen clues contain a superfluous word which is a jumble of a word representing the titular character of … Read more >>
Much-needed mild diversion in troubled times.
Lots of fun – I got off to a quick start then got stuck for a while in the middle. Favourites were 5ac, 16ac, 17ac, 24ac, 29ac, and 9dn. Thanks to Pasquale
Hob gives us the Tuesday challenge today and all that involves. Being Tuesday there is a theme to the puzzle. Indeed there are two strings to the bow of today’s … Read more >>
Anto has produced a generally sound Quiptic for us this morning, which some newer solvers might have found a stretch in places. But if you’re doing the Quiptics to learn and improve then … Read more >>
I imagine a lot of us will have more time for crosswords over the next few weeks (although it will probably need to be online versions like the Independent). This was a typically sparky offering from Tees.
Great Monday puzzle from Zamorca.
Another quickie from Vulcan, with what felt like a lot of anagrams and the usual smattering of cryptic definitions. Thanks to Vulcan. Across 1. LEGIBLE On stage, … Read more >>
Harry and I bump into each other for the second month running on a Sunday. This was a well-constructed, entertaining cryptic in the typical IoS style – tractable and without obscurities. And no … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Mar 15, 2020. Another accessible puzzle by our Sunday setter. Not much controversy this week despite me having (less than) a handful of minor quibbles. I was looking for … Read more >>
As usual Azed gives a challenge this week. I started fairly strongly with a couple of foodie entries – SCRAMBLED EGGS at 1 across and NOODLES at 14 across. In … Read more >>
Darkest hour !!! How very prophetic. But in crossword terms some extra words to remove, to reveal 3 names, a perimeter quotation to insert and a single normal entry to be amended to … Read more >>
Amazingly, this is our 500th blog on 225! It’s Dalibor today and we knew we were in for a bit of a challenge. This was an enjoyable Saturday work-out, including some new … Read more >>