This is a tricky puzzle that I can’t quite finish. I think Io has made a fool out me again!
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Inquisitor 1378: Tipster by Charybdis
An alphabetical jigsaw this week from Charybdis, and a very good one too! An amazing grid construction. The rubric read: Answers fit in …
Financial Times 14,893 / Jason
My apologies for the late appearance of this post, I don’t know what has prevented the scheduled blogger from turning up. To …
Independent 8879 / Scorpion
I enjoyed this puzzle by Scorpion. It made me think outside the box a bit. The vocabulary in the …
Private Eye/Cyclops 543 Campaign Phobia
Cyclops reminds us that we mustn’t believe anything we hear from politicians over the next 6 weeks. Solving went like this: Most …
Azed 2233
My apologies: I had intended to do this blog today, using the nice software that gives you the clues, but when I …
Beelzebub 1307
Is it my imagination or have these puzzles become somewhat easier in recent weeks? It’s now taking me longer to write the …
Financial Times 14,889 by HAMILTON
A crossword that taught us a couple of things and made us smile, Thank you, Hamilton.
Financial Times 14,888 by MONK
Another quality puzzle from Monk, a bit more accessible than his usual fare I thought (though still not easy!). Thanks Monk
Independent 8874 / Quixote
There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve …
Inquisitor 1377: Covenant by Poat
The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that …
Financial Times 14,887 by SAYANG
Anagrams aplenty
Independent 8,873 by Hob
A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.
Independent on Sunday 1,308 by Hypnos
I found this more of a challenge than the usual Sunday puzzle. Very enjoyable it was too. Thanks Hypnos.