A plain, unthemed (unless I’ve missed something) prize puzzle from Paul this week.
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Independent Sat 14-Mar-2015 8865 Tyrus
Ooo, I struggled a bit with this one. I had what felt like a slow start, but then cold-solved a clutch of …
Independent 8869 / Anax
It’s been a while since I blogged an Anax crossword . I’ve always found Anax’s puzzles require a good …
Financial Times 14,883 by BRADMAN
Thankfully a reasonably kind first challenge for us on fifteensquared.
Independent 8,868 by Dac
There is never anything new to say about Dac. As usual this is a thoroughly neat and satisfactory crossword. I found it a little harder than Dac usually is, although when I look back at the clues there seems to be no reason for this.
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Financial Times 14,882 by AARDVARK
Another fine crossword from Aardvark, very enjoyable all the way thorugh. Thank you Aardvark.
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.