Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 10, 2016
Pleasant and well-written Monday offering from Armonie.
With one or two head-scratching moments.
Month: October 2016
Financial Times 15,366 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 7, 2016
Financial Times 15,375 / Monk
I don’t know what has happened to PeeDee today unless he has forgotten that it’s Wednesday. In view of getting this posted without too much further delay, I won’t add much of a … Read more >>
Independent 9365 / Anglio
Anglio takes over Dac’s mid-week slot this week, and it fell to us to blog his puzzle last month as well. As with last month’s puzzle there were some excellent surfaces and clever … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,019 by Qaos
Lots to enjoy…
Inquisitor 1459: Joint Effort by Chalicea
Preamble: Two characters appear in the completed grid. The unclued lights describe their joint effort and the result. So, Chalicea, she of the short preamble strikes again – not quite as short as … Read more >>
Independent 9,364 / Math
Today’s puzzle has been set by Math, a compiler whose work I have so far blogged only once. On that one and only previous occasion, there was a musical theme running through the … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,374 by SAYANG
Trademark cheek-puffing anagrams and some evocative surfaces from Sayang this morning.
Guardian 27,018 – Paul
It’s unusual these days to see Paul on a Tuesday, but being earlier in the week didn’t mean (at least for me) an easier puzzle: I found this quite hard by Paul’s standards, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 883 / Pan
This puzzle would have benefited from more accurate checking as there appears to be two errors (18ac & 13dn) unless I’ve missed something. Edit: perhaps I have missed something in 13dn (thanks Cookie @3). I had … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,017 by Rufus
It’s Monday, so it’s Rufus…
Independent 9,363 by Eccles
Another new for me setter but the debut was back in early September
AZED 2,314
A 13 x 11 grid this week and a harder than usual puzzle, I thought.
Independent on Sunday 1,391 by Kairos
Good stuff from Kairos once again this week. This one didn’t put up too much of a fight, but it was enjoyable and I learned a thing or two along the way. In … Read more >>
Everyman 3,653
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3653.