Another fine crossword from Aardvark, very enjoyable all the way thorugh. Thank you Aardvark.
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Inquisitor 1376: Target by Dysart
Fond memories of Dysart puzzles – usually pretty tough but highly enjoyable & satisfying. Preamble: Five characters involved in a 6 …
AZED No 2,231
My apologies for the late posting. I won’t comment any further on the puzzle as I cheated to get it finished quickly for the blog. Thanks to frogman for help on some of the parsings.
Beelzebub 1305
This must have been my quickest completion of a Beelzebub since I began solving them some months ago. Having said that, it …
Guardian Prize 26,513 by Philistine
A fine puzzle from Philistine. My summary is: lots of great clues showing plenty of imagination but NOT appearing gimmicky. Spot on! Thanks Philistine.
Independent 8864 / Phi
Phi has given us an entertaining puzzle to end the working week There were a few unusual words in …
Independent 8,863 by Donk
What has Donk inflicted on us? This was probably the most difficult crossword I’ve ever done, although many of the clues were very neat. It was completely filled in eventually but I got four answers wrong, and the fact that four of the clues begin “One left” and five of them begin “One right” didn’t help the solving.
Financial Times 14,876 by ALBERICH
I enjoyed this very much. Nice to have some good straightforward cryptic puzzles in the mix. No bells and whistles just quality clues and a sensible grid. Thanks Alberich.
Financial Times 14,875 by NEO
My first blog entry for several years, so be patient!
This was a fairly straightforward solve, with no clue taking more than a minute to solve. I don’t like the use of names as synonyms in the middle of clues which spoiled a couple of them for me, but that’s a personal thing.
AZED 2,230
A plain competition puzzle this month from Azed.
Independent 8,858 by Phi
The usual from Phi: a very pleasant and sound crossword that maintains the high standard. And as usual I am a bit lost on one or two, but these will I’m sure be explained.
As I say below, I had thought there might be an astronomical theme, but failing that, and this theory does I think fail, I can’t see anything else.
Definitions underlined.
Financial Times 14,870 by GOZO
Another good and interesting puzzle from Gozo, as we have come to expect from him. Always a pleasure to solve and blog.
Inquisitor 1374: Engagement by Schadenfreude
The rubric read: One answer is not to be entered in the grid. Answers to four clues which lack definitions are thematic. …
Independent 8855 / Hieroglyph
Hieroglyph appears on a monthly basis in the Independent weekday series. Once you solved any of the across clues …
Private Eye/Cyclops 541 Tragic takeover
With apologies to anyone who struggled, I found this Cyclops puzzle quite easy. There were a couple that I only pencilled-in early on because …