Wot no Rufus? A relatively gentle Orlando is always a welcome change.
Quiptic 833 by Provis
An enjoyable dip into the week’s cryptic waters from Quiptic regular Provis.
Independent 9064/Hob
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
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 >>
Guardian Genius 148 by Crucible
A ‘centripetal’ jigsaw, with 20 clues in a mystery sequence, two unclued ‘kitchen items’, and a solitary square in the middle to be deduced as an ‘appropriate’ Roman numeral. Help! Stop the world, … Read more >>
Everyman 3603
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
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.
Independent 1340 by Poins
A straightforward Sunday puzzle. Thank you Poins.
Guardian Prize 26711 by Shed
A very straightforward puzzle with no theme this week.
Independent Saturday Prize puzzle 9057 – Monk (24th Oct 2015)
This was a tricky puzzle, as we expect for a Saturday Prize offering, with some crafty misdirections and good surface readings, as we expect from Monk. 23d was definitely our clue of the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1196: Epidemic by Nutmeg
Some light(?) entertainment from Nutmeg in EPIDEMIC…although some ‘thinking outside the box’ may be required! The preamble states: “In EPIDEMIC, four unclued entries are of a kind and must be entered thematically, one … Read more >>
Financial Times 15075 by PETO
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.
Independent 9,062 / Phi
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
(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 >>
Guardian Cryptic 26716 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A warm-up to tomorrow’s prize challenge. Solved this in patches. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions … Read more >>