I love jigsaw puzzles so this was perfect for me. Solvers familiar with Malva know what to expect, but, for me at least, it is still always entertaining. I particularly liked the suggestion by the...
That was good fun. I thought it was going to be a real stinker until I twigged the theme; I found some of the clues for the jumbles very tough. It didn’t exactly collapse when the theme became clear,...
I love this type of puzzle. Unfortunately, I was enjoying it so much I forgot to put dinner in the oven! I thought the clash might give me trouble, as they often do, but I found this one without too...
I am not sure it that was an easy grid fill or if I am just on the setter’s wavelength! Very enjoyable solve in any case, with some wonderful misleading wordplay. I don’t recognise the setter’s name,...
Lovely, thanks, Kea. I really enjoy this type of puzzle so it was always going to please me, but add to that terrific clues (as you might expect) and for me that’s perfect. The final highlighting took...
I had just finished, and thoroughly enjoyed, a Hedge-sparrow puzzle in Magpie and found myself treated to another directly. This one looked daunting from the preamble, but it didn’t turn out to be too...
I found this very easy, but very enjoyable too - confirmation that a puzzle can be both things. The only downside is that I have no excuse not to go back and try to finish last week’s. Thanks very...
I watched The Darkest Hour on BBC IPlayer the other day, which I really enjoyed, particularly as VE Day was fresh in my mind. Every time I see Gary Oldman in a film, I marvel at how he embodies the...
...here in Spain. This from El Pais: The Government will limit the movement of citizens to the maximum to stop the spread of the coronavirus. All of Spain is formally closed with the development of...
I’ve had the pleasure of testing a couple of Vismut puzzles, though not this one, and she does write some wonderful clues. The clue gimmick where both the misprints and corrections are used is very...
A lovely puzzle, thanks, Tiburon. I do like a bit of cut and paste when we are neatly guided to the final arrangement as here.
Season's best to all....
Anyone other rugby fans enjoying these snippets from behind the scenes of England’s preparation and progress?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf6HQxZz2dM&t=1s...
I didn’t see this puzzle first time around so it was a pleasure to solve it now. It was very gentle without clue gimmicks and set no doubt as an introduction for solvers not used to barred puzzles....