Some Monday morning fun from JASON
Guardian Quiptic 959 Pasquale
A puzzle made much easier by the number of anagrams/partial anagreams (7) and double definitions (6). Thanks to Pasquale who makes a rare appearance in this slot. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
Independent 9818/Tees
A fine holiday Monday offering from Tees, where I’m convinced that there is something going on, but I’m blowed if I know what it is. The grid gives a chance for a message … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,472 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27472.
Cyclops 621 – Proposition Overthrown
I had this blog all set up…and then the Bank Holiday weekend just crept up on me… Hopefully it is all covered below…the usual mix of Cyclops-ean establishment targets and skoolboy-ish smuttery… Keep … Read more >>
Genius 177 / Picaroon
Picaroon has set the March Guardian Genius puzzle The preamble was short and clear – "Several clues are consistently incomplete" I deduced the theme fairly quickly when I solved 14 … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,466 by Hoskins
Vintage Hoskins, I would say. Pitched just right for a Sunday, with some trademark Hoskins irreverent moments and even a theme, of which more later. Apart from the North-West corner, which put up … Read more >>
AZED 2,389
Some wonderful new words this week. Solving and blogging Azed really is a dictionary nerd’s delight. Thank you Azed.
Everyman 3,728
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3728.
Independent crossword 9817 by Monk
Easter weekend and a puzzle from Monk. At this time of semi-religious celebrations, I did have my own “Road to Damsucus” revelation. Whilst I spend most of my solving time looking at the … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,465 / Paul
Four weeks ago, I wrote in my preamble to a Paul Prize puzzle blog, “Because I blog the Prize puzzle every four weeks and Paul seems to occupy the Prize slot every two … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1322 – Aide-mémoire by Gaston
“Despite being a 13, Gaston works at the 21 (both clued by wordplay only). All other across clues are normal, though four thematic pairs of suitably positioned entries are unclued. Wordplay in all but the final down clue leads to the answer and an additional letter not to be entered into the grid; in clue order these spell out an AIDE-MÉMOIRE to help Gaston remember the correct sequence of unclued entries. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Independent 9,816 by Phi
This was one of Phi’s hardest, I thought, not helped by several words …
Guardian Cryptic 27,470 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27470.
Financial Times No 15,819 by Julius
As this was a jigsaw-style puzzle I was unable to use the usual blogging software, so apologies for the layout of today’s blog, and for the lateness of the post. The puzzle was … Read more >>