Independent 9064/Hob

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Like the rest of my fellow Monday Indy bloggers, I’ve given up on the first puzzle of the working week being the ‘easy one’ (although that was the only reason that I put … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,338

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I don’t know whether the Lord of the Flies is wreaking his terrible vengeance upon us after Gaufrid recently accused his crosswords of being a bit too easy, but that’s two blog days … Read more >>

Everyman 3603

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A sound puzzle from Everyman this morning.  One or two clues were a bit convoluted for my liking, but otherwise the usual approachable stuff.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double … Read more >>

AZED 2264

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This time on the easier end of the Azed spectrum (did I just say that Azed is on the spectrum??).  Didn’t find myself drowning in Chambers as much as dabbling.  A question for readers: when should an archaic usage be indicated and when is it acceptable not to do so? Azed seems to be ambivalent.

Financial Times 15075 by PETO

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An absolute treat from Peto, thanks to whom, for a challenge that had me tied up in all sorts of knots. There are times when a solver / blogger feels privileged/fortunate to have drawn an ace puzzle from an ace setter – this is one such time.

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Independent 9,062 / Phi

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Phi’s latest offering bring this week’s suite of midweek puzzles to an end. I found this quite tough and made very slow progress through it. Once I found the answers, however, I wondered … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26716 Nutmeg

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(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 warm-up to tomorrow’s prize challenge. … Read more >>

S & B York – puzzle by Brigster

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 It was once again a great crossword meeting, last Saturday in York.
See the comments from #45 onward in the most recent York S & B blog – to be found in the ‘Announcements’ section.
Many thanks to the Great Man himself (and to Jane) for organising a party with lovely food and company alike.

This time there were only three crosswords available especially written for the event, if I am right.
John’s Elgar puzzle has already been impressively blogged by crypticsue on Big Dave’s website: NTSPP 298.
Dalibor‘s crossword can be found in the post directly below this one.

First, however, Brigster’s contribution which can be found here:   Brigster @ York 2015.
So, do not read any further yet if you still want to do or finish this crossword.

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