Anyone for doubles?
Month: February 2017
Independent 9468 / Serpent
Serpent provides the challenge today. Every across entry has at least one B and the unchecked letters in the middle row spell out GOODBYE. Perhaps Serpent will drop in to … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,465 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 4, 2017
Independent 9,467 by Dac
The usual thing: such straightforward clear clues that there are no problems with any of this. But just as good as ever and all perfectly constructed. How Dac goes on with word after word producing transparent and utterly sound clues is amazing. The word “clunky” is less appropriate with him than with anyone.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Financial Times 15,474 by AARDVARK
I enjoyed this, interesting and varied all the way through. Thank you Aardark.
Guardian Cryptic 27,121 by Nutmeg
There were some tough clues in this one, alongside a handgul of gimmes…
Inquisitor 1476: Contest by Lavatch
A first Inquisitor puzzle from Lavatch, but he’s set plenty elsewhere. Preamble: Clues are listed in normal order; unclued answers are of a kind. Solvers must construct the grid, which has 180° … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,473 by IO
‘Sweet Nothings’. A Valentine swine of a grid from IO. Brilliant puzzle but out of my league for a daily. Read on…
Today’s FT – Io
A post covering this puzzle will appear in due course. The scheduled blogger had to go out to a hospital appointment before he was able to finish his solve (well, it was a little … Read more >>
Independent 9466 / Knut
An ‘interesting’ theme for Knut’s Valentine’s day puzzle. Is he a fan of ’50 Shades of Grey’? Or is he just trying to punish us? There are several references to corporal punishment in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,120 by Screw
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27120.
Guardian 27,119 / Chifonie
My third Chifonie puzzle to blog in a row, so I’m running out of things to say. Another ‘characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions’ but with a couple of examples [12ac … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 900/Hectence
A nicely-judged Quiptic from Hectence, I thought. There were a few that were difficult to parse, though. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent 9,465 by Dutch
Top-notch stuff from Dutch. There was a good balance of clues and some had excellent surface readings.