A pleasing crossword, with a couple that bewildered me.
Private Eye/Cyclops 539 Stopcock dictatorship
This was a solid Eye crossword which had me getting many answers quite quickly but having to stretch to get those last …
Beelzebub 1299
This one seemed to be over rather quickly, with many entries going in during my first pass through the clues (there would …
Guardian Genius No 139 by Brummie
I should never have said that the December Genius was easier than the Christmas special puzzle; this Genius was much harder than December’s.
Independent on Sunday 1301 Hieroglyph
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Independent on Sunday 1301 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Nice Sunday offering, …
AZED 2,225
A fine selection of obscure words from AZED, very enjoyable to track them all down.
Independent 8823 by Klingsor (Saturday Prize Puzzle 24 January 2015)
Maybe not as challenging as some recent Saturday Prize Indy puzzles, but an enjoyable offering from Klingsor, with some nice surface readings… …
Guardian 26,477 / Paul
A satisfying prize crossword from Paul; not too difficult but lots to enjoy. There was a nice mini-theme relating to the placement …
Enigmatic Variations No. 1157: Observation by Nudnix
This week, a setter who was new to EV, although there have been a couple of recent Magpie puzzles from Nudnix. The …
Independent 8828 / Phi
I found this to be somewhat of a 22ac. Seeing all the 11s in the across clues I decided to start with …
Financial Times 14,842 by MUDD
Unusual to see Mudd on Friday but a very welcome (if somewhat scary) setter nevertheless. I found his challenge today to be more approachable than some of his earlier ones. Clean cluing and neat surfaces meant a pleasurable solve this morning.
Guardian 26,482 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26482.
Guardian 26,481 / Paul
A mixture of some very succinct / straightforward clues [the last three, for instance] which wouldn’t be out of place in a …
Financial Times no.14,841 by Aardvark
A smart, neat, enjoyable puzzle that didn’t cause me too many problems – with one exception.