A test area for 15squared
A pretty straightforward offering from Paul this morning but several clues raised a wry smile. Thanks, Paul – I enjoyed it. …
My pleasure to blog a Gaffle as the first FT grid of the New Year 2015 – and like all others before it from the globetrotter, an absolute delight to tackle.
We’ve now blogged two Phi puzzles in a row – not that we are complaining, there was a lot to enjoy as …
“The series of crosswords, now known as Inquisitor, began in 1988, headed simply Crossword. It has since appeared every Saturday, except on …
Another fairly late posting today, as, hardly surprisingly, I was not up with the lark this New Year’s Day! Donk has supplied …
Some setters use more than one pseudonym …
An extremely pleasant surprise to see Arachne again. 22ac my favourite of an excellent bunch. Happy New Year, all.
Puzzles 1367 –
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For the second year running it has fallen to me to blog the Christmas special by Maskarade, who now occupies Araucaria’s place …
Prize crossword from the FT of December 20, 2014 Due to a mistake on my part stemming from the unusually small print …
Given the “Special instructions: 16 is displayed in all other solutions. All clues lack definitions.” my first step was to look at …
It’s a while since I blogged one of Phi‘s puzzles. And before I start, let me wish everyone a happy festive season …
A typical Rufus medley of some nice anagrams, together with the usual sprinkling of double definitions, some of which I thought were …
*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I breezed through most of this but then got stuck …
You don’t usually see me in these parts but scchua is away travelling so I am standing in for him. I found …