Independent 8,145 by Dac

My apologies for being late.  I am standing in for Bert and Joyce who are on holiday this week and I have accidentally managed to get two blogs for the same morning, neither … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,167 by Monk

A tough puzzle from Monk as always, but everything is there waiting to be found once one figures out where to look.   Very enjoyable, thank you Monk. BURNS NIGHT is hidden down the sides of the grid.  … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,799 by Orlando

A pleasing crossword; I had to hunt about for an entry point (or, rather, entry points; I solved three or four clues before getting any that intersected), but it all came out in the end, after several “How did I not see that in the first pass?”es.

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Inquisitor 1255: Last to Go by ___

Preamble: Several clues contain words to be extracted before solving. These surplus words fall into 6 consecutive blocks of 4, each block providing material to define two further words: one of each pair … Read more >>