Couldn’t finish it!
Independent 9,077 / Radian
Radian’s latest puzzle lay in store for us this morning, although only in the afternoon is my blog of it being posted, for which I apologise. This was a medium-difficulty puzzle, in my … Read more >>
Independent 9077
RatkojaRiku is away on business and may not be able to publish his blog until mid/late afternoon.
Guardian Cryptic 26731 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26731.
Independent 9076 by eXternal
Once again the Indy’s web site isn’t showing today’s puzzle, the puzzle wasn’t as hard as eXternal sometimes produces fortunately.
Guardian 26,730 /Rufus
Here’s Rufus with a fairly typical Monday medley of anagrams and double or cryptic definitions and a generous sprinkling of his trademark nautical references [plus five educational ones]. Thanks to him for the … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 835 Hectence
(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.) Another enjoyable Quiptic from Hectence, thank you. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 835 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Another enjoyable Quiptic from Hectence, thank you. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,340
Very few scribbles on the magazine this week, suggesting relatively smooth sailing. I did get held up in the top right for a bit, not helping myself by being convinced 14 across would … Read more >>
Azed No 2266
A 13 by 11 grid for this week’s plain Azed puzzle. Unfortunately, for technical reasons, I can’t include a picture of the completed puzzle.
Independent on Sunday 1342/Hoskins
Hoskins made his debut in the Monday Indy slot in September, so this is his second outing. Like my fellow blogger Neal, who covered that debut puzzle, I found this a bit of … Read more >>
Everyman 3605
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3605.
Enigmatic Variations 1198 Cobblers by Shark
26 misprints in the definition spelling out 3 evvents and 25ac to deduce followed by a rearrangement of one answer to get a fourth event. Sounds like fun. It took a whle to … Read more >>
Independent Crossword 9069 by Anax (07-11-2015)
I write this as an atrocity unfolds in Paris. Sometimes there are more important things in life than crosswords. So this week’s report is brief I did enjoy this puzzle with some typically … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,723 / Puck
What a super puzzle! – and one most worthy of the Prize slot. I found it a challenge but an absorbing one – I was never completely stuck and the clues unravelled at a very … Read more >>