Inquisitor 1389: Who Ya Gonna Call? by Kandy
This is Kandy’s first outing in the Inquisitor series. For some reason, I have a suspicion that this is a collaborative name. I am always suspicious that way when I see AND in … Read more >>
Independent 8,945 by Morph
Well up to Morph’s usual high standard today. This is a very pleasant crossword with some excellent clues and only a few niggles, some of which may amount to nothing. It is on the easier side for Morph — at least it was for me — but when I’m blogging that’s always a good thing.
Guardian 26,599 / Imogen
With only five entries after my first pass through the clues I thought this was going to be a tough solve, and I wasn’t wrong. However, perseverance led to a completed grid, albeit … Read more >>
Guardian 26,598 by Rufus
Slightly delayed write up due to a rather embarrassing mistake…
Independent 8944 by Kairos
* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation A puzzle themed on freedom and democracy, as epitomised by the Magna Carta, which appears on the left and right side of the grid. … Read more >>
Quiptic 813 by Provis
The miserable wretch Provis occupies the Quiptic slot this week.
Beelzebub 1,318
A slightly tardy post as I’ve been having technical problems (specifically, I have no computer). I think this was about medium in terms of difficulty, though it’s hard to tell as I sort … Read more >>
Azed 2244
A medium-difficulty Azed, I thought – I got through about three-quarters of it with not much trouble, and then took twice as long again to finish it off. Usual remarks about sound, high-quality … Read more >>
Everyman 3583/7 June
I’m still getting used to the style of our new Everyman setter. It’s certainly taking me a lot longer to solve Everyman these days, so I would surmise that the difficulty level has … Read more >>
Independent 1,320 by Hypnos
After a run of blogging successively trickier Independent on Sunday puzzles I get a straightforward puzzle form Hypnos again, though no less enjoyable for that. Both accessible and interesting is what I thought. At the time of writing this I am more than a little tipsy after a long family dinner, so I hope I do Hypnos justice. Thank you Hypnos.
Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8937 / Phi – 6/6/15
We were surprised that Phi did not appear on Phiday (5th June), but then he popped up for this Saturday Prize Puzzle. We imagined that there would be a significant reason for … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,591 by Philistine
It was serendipitous for me that I was down to blog this puzzle, in view of its theme.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1176: Obstacle by Chalicea
The preamble to OBSTACLE says that solvers have to find in the grid: a desired ‘union’, a place, and an obstacle to said union (37 letters in all) – with 19 corrected misprints providing … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,955 by CHALMIE
To B or not to B !! Chalmie serves up a delectable challenge which was equal parts difficult as it was innovative – one can never say “Been there, done that!” with any of his grids and so that made it an exciting solve. I had to resort to confirming several answers on the internet so that possibly took a bit of the aura away, and I am not sure about the accuracy of one clue. But truly this is one grid that Rowan Atkinson would have loved to solve.