I really enjoyed this…
Everyman 3,843
The Observer crossword from Jun 7, 2020. Another enjoyable Sunday offering from Everyman, perhaps a bit more demanding than usual (especially in …
Month: June 2020
Azed 2504
Azed gives us our weekly trawl through some of the little-used words in Chambers Dictionary. I found this puzzle …
Independent 10,505 by Nimrod
Grey skies and precipitation – must be June. A tussle with Nimrod beckons. If the setter’s name wasn’t enough to switch on …
Enigmatic Variations 1437 Double Entry by Jaques
Straight clues and 9 clashes to find and resolve into one of two options based on three answers to clue the correct …
Guardian 28,153 / Paul
I think this puzzle is a masterpiece. The surface reading of every excellent clue in Paul’s D-Day themed puzzle is evocative of …
Financial Times 16,501 by BRADMAN
A tough challenge from BRADMAN today. Had to go hard at it over a couple of sittings and still needed the internet’s …
Independent 10,504 by Phi
We are now in the 12th week of lockdown and are losing track of time. However, we have a Phi puzzle today …
Guardian Cryptic 28,158 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28158. I got to this a little late, and then made uneven progress – perhaps because …
Independent 10,503 / Loglady
Loglady has set today’s puzzle, which I found rather challenging, perhaps because I am not yet that familiar with Loglady’s crosswords. I …
Guardian 28,157 / Tramp
Tramp sets the challenge today, with some straightforward charades and anagrams in the long answers to get things going. There’s characteristic ingenuity …
Financial Times 16,500 by DOGBERRY
A typical Dogberry puzzle this morning in the FT On the whole this was an enjoyable solve, with some nice clues, especially …
Financial Times 16,490 by Redshank
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 30, 2020 As usual with Redshank, I found this puzzle to be a modest …
Financial Times 16,499 by GOZO
A themed puzzle again today. I enjoyed this, thank you Gozo. The themed answers are all types of fruit. ACROSS 1 COCONUTS …
Independent 10502 / Eccles
I always look forward to blogging an Eccles crossword. Eccles clues are frequently written so smoothly that it takes …