Enigmatic Variations 1699 (Hints)
Busy Bees by Skylark
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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According to my “sources”, Skylark is supposedly on the easier end of the solving spectrum. … Continue reading
EV1697
The Name of the Game II by Ranunculus
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1697 (Hints)
The Name of the Game II by Ranunculus
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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The original “Name of the Game” by Ranunculus (EV 1502) was blogged on this very site by its author. … Continue reading
EV1672
Loved Ones by Ranunculus
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1672 (Hints)
Loved Ones by Ranunculus
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Growing up as an only child, I often had to adapt pastimes to suit my situation, whether that meant throwing balls at the wall of our house so I could catch them when they bounced back, taking myself on at chess, captaining both the England and Rest of the World cricket teams (brilliantly) in a game of Owzthat, or writing pieces of prose containing deliberate errors so that I could correct them in red pen (I probably shouldn’t have admitted that…)
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EV1588
Clash by Ranunculus
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1502
The Name of the Game by Ranunculus
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1502 (Hints)
The Name of the Game by Ranunculus
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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We find from Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that Ranunculus has been setting crosswords for the Enigmatic Variations series since 2014, and that this one is his tenth..… Continue reading
Enigmatic Variations 1460
A Human Connection by Ranunculus
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1460 (Hints)
A Human Connection by Ranunculus
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Regular EV solvers will have met Ranunculus already. This is his ninth EV crossword and he has set as many for the Inquisitor series but with a different pseudonym, and others for the Listener and Magpie with other pseudonyms yet again.… Continue reading