Apologies for the brevity. Rushed for time. Thanks Bradman for a pleasant challenge.
Crossword Gathering – London – 5th December
There is going to be a get-together of crossword fans in London on 5/12/15. For details please see here.
Guardian 26,717 / Paul
This was the usual very high standard of puzzle from Paul; we didn’t find it too difficult and there were plenty of clues to make us smile 🙂 Across 9. Spooner’s rejection of … Read more >>
Independent 9063 by Tyrus (Saturday Prize Puzzle 31 October 2015)
Fairly straightforward fare from Tyrus this week, if that is a fair summary? Some crisp clueing and nice surface readings, and no hidden tricks or themes…as far as I could tell anyway! An … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1197: Works by Oxymoron
The second Oxymoron puzzle of the year, following on from King Lear’s “The wheel has come full circle.” This week we have to draw lines through a work and its creator’s first and … Read more >>
Independent 9068 / Phi
Is it just us or is Phi getting harder? It’s not that the clues are more complex we feel rather that some of the synonyms are a little more obscure. We’re not complaining … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26722 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26722.
Independent 9,067 / Tees
It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a Tees puzzle, and I hope that I have done justice to it, despite being rather bleary-eyed after a long … Read more >>
Guardian 26,721 / Paul
An enjoyable puzzle from Paul, with precise cluing, which helped with a couple of less well known words, and some amusing wordplay and surfaces. The theme is the eight Ivy League Universities – … Read more >>
Financial Times 15080 by ALBERICH
Generally straightforward with some clever clues here and there. Thanks, Alberich
Financial Times 15,070 by Gaff
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 24, 2015
Financial Times 15,071 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 26, 2015
Another good offering by Mudd, one of medium difficulty.
Financial Times 15079 by REDSHANK
A cracking puzzle. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you Redshank.
Guardian Cryptic 26720 by Arachne
I’m always excited to see Arachne’s name at the top of the puzzle, and as usual she provides an entertaining challenge full of misdirection. Many lovely clues, but favourites were 10ac, 21ac, 27ac and 28ac.
Independent 9066 / Dac
It’s the first Wednesday of a new month so Dac is back. There were a lot of names, song titles or film titles in today’s puzzle which is unusual for … Read more >>