Category: Other Crosswords

The first TLS puzzle of 2017 comes not from my wonted Talos, but from the excellent Praxiteles, and takes as its theme Anniversaries, to wit four literary gentlemen who will be celebrating their 100th, 150th … Read more “TLS Crossword 1157 – “Anniversaries” by Praxiteles – January 6, 2017″

Judging from a well-populated stat board and the comments on the Club site, this seems to have been a deservedly popular puzzle.  The two quotations at 1A and D gave a friendly foothold and there … Read more “TLS Crossword 1156 by Talos – December 23, 2016”

I had a bash at this on the morning it came out and got almost nowhere. I came back to it this week and, in truth, found it a real slog. The Miller book and … Read more “TLS Crossword 1155 by Broteas – December 16, 2016”

Another very convincing guide to the art of writing proper crossword clues, even when you know the temptation for the solver, with the long ones, is to let the wordplay go hang. Very smooth and … Read more “TLS Crossword 1154 by Myrtilus – December 9, 2016 2016 Survivors Edition”

A puzzle from the archive that was originally published on Christmas Day 2011 as ST4465.

This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published on 21 October 2012 as ST4508.

This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published in 8 September 2013 as ST4554.

Some fast times were recorded on the Club timer for this very entertaining puzzle.  I clocked in at 23.37 which I believe is a record for me since the new regime took over at the … Read more “TLS Crossword 1153 by Praxiteles – December 2, 2016”

I solved this about a week ago but left the report writing until today. Mainly because we’ve finalised puzzles up to 1st Jan to give ourselves an easy Christmas/New Year gap, but as it happens, … Read more “The Christmas Turkey Report”

Given that I blog every sixth TLS puzzle, and given that there are four TLS setters working in rotation, it probably makes sense that I would see the same names a lot. And I’m definitely … Read more “TLS Crossword 1152 by Talos – November 25, 2016: Alans, Poor Yorick”