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In customary fashion, Phi brings this week’s suite of mid-week puzzles to an end. This was one of those puzzles where you see that there is one exceedingly long entry – 01/11/20 – … Read more >>
Got a bit stuck after a quick start, but nothing too difficult despite a few unusual bits of wordplay. Favourite was 23dn.
I got off to a quick start with this, slowed down a lot in the middle, and then had a sprint to the finish. A bit of a theme based around 5d, and … Read more >>
Nestor has given us a good puzzle today I got off to a good start in this but gradually slowed down with NAVARINO (22 across), INKS (17 down) and TRANSMUTER … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / May 2, 2016
Slightly harder than Falcon’s previous puzzle, two weeks ago.
But all fair, and enjoyable.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 30, 2016
The usual very satisfactory crossword from Quixote, despite my misgivings about 22dn. Just as Phi does a crossword for the BBC Music Magazine and so his clues often have musical references, so Quixote is the crossword editor of The Church Times and he tends to use ecclesiastical ideas more often than the average. And it wouldn’t be a Quixote without at least one rare word, possibly two: here they are at 1dn and 20dn.
A topical themed offering from Brendan
Another enjoyable Wednesday puzzle, thank you Aardvark.
Before we start, a brief message from the editor: Hi all, sorry for hijacking the thread. Just to say … 14 across in Samuel’s IQ1437 puzzle, published last Saturday, omitted the word … Read more >>
Another new setter in the Indy or an existing one using a new pseudonym? In view of the overall style, and some of the definitions/wordplay, I don’t think it is the latter. I could … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A nice solve, not a write-in, … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A nice solve, not a write-in, even after identifying the birthday boy. Thanks to Gaff. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26880.
A traditional Monday morning medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions from Rufus, which I enjoyed solving. Thank you, Rufus. Across 1 Number, figure and cipher (6) NOBODY NO [number] + BODY … Read more >>