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Independent 9142 / Eimi
Eimi spends more time as editor of Independent crosswords during the week than he does as a compiler. He sometimes appears though on special occasions This crossword has a clear … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 846/Moley
Bonjour. Thank goodness January is over. Slightly terse blog this morning, because I’m on a bit of a mission with work commitments. But good stuff from Moley – what did you think? … Read more >>
Independent 9141 by eXternal
A good, moderately challenging puzzle with some clues that required a bit of effort to parse. I liked 7 down for the neat double use of drink. 8 down could be considered quite … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,795 by Rufus
Thanks Rufus for a very enjoyable start to the week. Favourites 10ac, 25ac, and 14dn
Private Eye/Cyclops 565 Tree frog scrunch
We’re back to a relatively easy Eye crossword this time. Scrunch in the answers but this had far from crunchy clues. This was filled-in in short order with only a handful of answers … Read more >>
Azed 2277
An Azed plain puzzle this week I got a surprisingly long way through this before reaching for Chambers, so either I’m getting better or the clues were slightly easier this … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1351
A lot of unknown or long-forgotten words for me this week but this did not cause a longer than usual solve due to the accurate wordplay and clear definitions. I was held up … Read more >>
Everyman 3,616
Enjoyable. Clearly and, for the most part, elegantly clued. One answer that I didn’t know (20d) but that was clear enough
Guardian Genius No 151
A new setter, Soup, and a novel device in a puzzle which proved to be much easier than last month’s offering, but which unfortunately was beset with technical problems.
Independent on Sunday 1353 Poins
(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.) I wouldn’t say that it was … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1353 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) I wouldn’t say that it was all plain sailing for me. Thanks to Poins. … Read more >>
Independent 9134 (Sat 23-Jan-2016) Anax
Anax. A name that spells a rough ride for a solver – this solver. I saw a tweet from him recently under #CrosswordPetHates : Day 1) 25 clues written. Day 2) Remaining 3 written. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,788 / Paul
Maybe our crossword ability is atrophying due to lack of practice, but we found this one really tough! (Normally we romp through Paul’s puzzles.) Anyway, this was a puzzle of the usual very … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1209: Two Out of Place by Piccadilly
The old move letters into the perimeter trick this week. Letters latent with the latent letters moving. Definition and wordplay were to the full answer; we just had to work out which letter … Read more >>