Edit: Thanks everyone for the feedback, most helpful. Please see comment #20 for my conclusions.
It was reported earlier in today’s Guardian post that the ‘Preview Comment’ button had stopped working.
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Private Eye/Cyclops 545 Meltdown Climax
I forgot that I was down to blog this so I solved it in the normal manner, in an easy chair, rather …
Beelzebub 1311
Either this was more difficult than some recent Beelzebub puzzles or I was below par whilst solving because, as well as taking …
AZED 2,237
I found this tricky and needed some electronic help to get the last couple of solutions after spending a few days failing to finish unaided. I thought there was a huge amount of interesting stuff in here, both cruciverbally and factually. Very enjoyable indeed, one of the most interesting AZEDs I have blogged. Thank you AZED.
Independent Sat 18-Apr-2015 8865 Anax
When I saw the name Anax I thought I was going to be in for a rough ride. It meant I approached …
Financial Times 14,912 by ORENSE
We are not sure about this one. Pretty much a write-in, from top to bottom, and the actual answers were unambiguous. However there was one clue where the answer is absolutely unambiguous but incapable (as far as we are concerned at least) of being parsed precisely, and a couple of other niggles. It could well be that we are missing something. And there was one really neat clue. Overall, good fun and a pleasant start to the day. Thanks, Orense.
Financial Times 14,911 by AARDVARK
Good stuff from Aardvark. Everything is there but well enough hidden to make it an enjoyable challenge. Thanks Aardvark.
Independent 8898 / Dac
It’s mid month, it’s a Wednesday, it’s going to be a puzzle from Dac. There were a couple of …
Inquisitor 1381: Scare by Kruger
This Inquisitor by Kruger had a fairly short preamble. The definition in each clue contains a single letter misprint. …
Independent 8,897 by Phi
What has caused Phi to move from his customary Friday slot? No doubt on Friday it will be the anniversary of something. But what? the Iranian US Embassy Hostage crisis (1980)? Probably not. The launch of the Hubble Space telescope (1990)? More likely, but Phi himself would have been very suitable for that. Lots more possibilities, but no doubt it will be something that Google isn’t pointing us towards, like the anniversary of some pop singer doing something.
Whatever the reason, we have the usual Friday excellence here. Nothing dodgy (or even untrustworthy) here.
AZED 2,236
A straightforward plain puzzle this week, but with one unusual feature.
Independent 1,312 by Hypnos
Super puzzle. Hypnos manages to produce a straightforward puzzle (which seems to be the remit for the Sunday slot) that is also interesting and fun to solve all the way through. Thanks Hypnos.
Guardian Prize 26,543 by Paul
A very straightforward prize puzzle from Paul this week, with two mini-themes.
Independent 8893 / Nestor
Nestor is an irregular contributor to the Independent weekday series. He is more often seen at weekends. This was …
Financial Times 14,906 by SLEUTH
An enjoyable crossword, so first, thanks to Sleuth. We had almost finished doing the blog when there was a power cut and we feared we’d have to re-enter the lot. We should have known better. Our thanks to PeeDee for yet another great feature of the utility.