A test area for 15squared
Found this very tricky, but lots of fun with a spooky theme. Favourites were 23a, 26a and 16d. Still not sure how …
This was one of those puzzles where I got almost nothing on my first pass through, but then everything suddenly started falling …
Quixote’s harder brother, struggled a bit with this to be honest, some rare words and some of the wordplay has me less …
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26126. I do not think I am giving anything away in awarding a title to the puzzle, since ‘sense’ is plastered all over the clues.
I think this is only the second Guardian puzzle from Otterden, who sets the New Statesman crossword. As prize crosswords go, this …
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26124.
A pretty straightforward puzzle from Gordius, which, yet again, I have to describe as a fairly typical mixed bag of easy clues …
Enjoyable without being too tricky, with a nice mini-theme. Favourite clues were 11ac, 18ac and 9dn. Across 1 A sailor lacking refinement …
A puzzle from the easy end of the Arachnid spectrum, apart from a couple that delayed me at the end, though no …
Typical Rufus crossword of cryptic and double definitions to start the week. Not much else to add but a welcome change of …
My solving partner Timon and I knocked this off in under an hour, but once we had the long anagram the rest …
This is a fitting tribute to the dear Araucaria, who has brought delight to many, me included, with his puzzles – RIP. …
Until the Guardian gets its act together, the puzzle may be found only in its PDF form, at http://static.guim.co.uk/crosswords/pdfs/gdn.cryptic.20131127.pdf. Sorry, wrong link,; but it should have read …20131128.pdf; but as of noon GMT, the puzzle is available also in its normal interactive form at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26117. Again, apologies – it was getting rather late when I finally got to writing up the preamble.
I didn’t know I was going to be blogging today until after I got up and checked my emails. As it turned …
Found this fun, but struggled towards the end – I had to guess and look up 1ac and 10ac, and am pretty …