Beelzebub 1,312
Was it my imagination or was this week’s Beelzebub a little different in style to usual? I can’t quite put my finger …
Simon Harris
Independent 8,901 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 25/04/15)
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, Nimrod is something of a long-term nemesis of mine, having regularly made my life difficult back …
Beelzebub 1,310
Perhaps it was just circumstances, but I found this to be a very challenging puzzle. Of course, that isn’t a complaint, it …
Independent on Sunday 1,311 by Poins
The usual high quality, enjoyable puzzle from Poins, if perhaps a little tougher than some, at least for me. The crossing 11 …
Beelzebub 1,308
It may be my imagination, but I do seem to be drawing an easier share of the weeks than Gaufrid recently. In …
Independent 8,871 by Monk (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 21/03/15)
It seems to bit a little while since I’ve come up against Monk. I always enjoy the challenged, but can rarely quite …
Beelzebub 1,306
It may just be that I was able to give this one some proper concentration, which isnt always the case, but I …
Independent on Sunday 1,307 by Poins
The usual high quality puzzle from Poins, and very enjoyable too. 10 across has me well and truly beaten, though, so your …
Beelzebub 1,304
Apologies for the slightly tardy posting. I’ve only just managed to finish this one, though I think that’s more down to my …
Beelzebub 1,302
Quite a challenging week, I thought, though I did make life difficult for myself by absent-mindedly writing in SKIP at 23 across …
Independent 8,841 by Nestor (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 21/02/15)
Nestor has sometimes been described as one of the easier of the Saturday Independent setters. I guess these things are relative, as …
Independent on Sunday 1,303 by Poins
As always, a quality crossword from Poins, who must be thoroughly bored of me by now. Some quite challenging stuff in there …
Beelzebub 1,300
Probably somewhere in the middle of the difficulty range this week, I seemed to find. We’ve reached a bit of a landmark, …
Beelzebub 1,298
This one seemed quite hard at first, but things did fall into place steadily enough. Lots of nice long anagrams to work …
Independent on Sunday 1,299 by Poins
Apologies for the slightly tardy posting. I started this early this morning but was interrupted. I seemed to sail through the puzzle …