The crossword may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27287.
Month: August 2017
Everyman 3,697
A late blog, sorry about that.
AZED 2,358
I always err in these Azed blogs on the side of giving rather too little information: anyone who is going to look at them will have a copy of Chambers to hand and will be able to understand the incredibly unusual words both in the answers and in the clues. the actual parsing is usually fairly simple. Sometimes I forget the definition in the time between doing the puzzle and doing the blog, but once one has given the wordplay the definition is usually obvious.
But what about those people who are new to Azed solving and want to have the clues properly explained? Well to them I say get a copy of Chambers. And if the price puts you off, the version for the smartphone is a fraction of the price and so far as I can see contains basically the whole of the new edition.
Independent 1,435 by Raich
Another lazy Sunday lunch type puzzle, in the old tradition of the IoS. Thank you Raich.
Independent 9632 by Maize (Saturday Puzzle 26 August 2017)
I had the pleasure of blogging Maize’s (debut?) Independent 9392 back in November last year, which turned out to be a quadruple pangram! What could be in store for us this time?… …well, in the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1291: Full Disclosure by Piccadilly
FULL DISCLOSURE is not something we get too much these days, in the age of ‘fake news’ and spin doctors…what is Piccadilly going to disclose to us?… The preamble states that: “The wordplay … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,280 by Paul
Great fun. As usual with Paul I found this difficult until I got my mind into Paul’s way of thinking. Then the previously intractable solutions started flying in. Thank you Paul.
Financial Times 15,637 by BRADMAN
A mostly straightforward challenge from BRADMAN today. A couple of clues held me a bit but in general, was smooth sailing. Thanks Don.
Independent 9631 / Phi
A typical Phi puzzle this Friday The grid looked a little bit odd with lots of unchecked letters in some of the acrosses so that hinted at a message or … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27285 Brendan
Things went faster after the 2 long answers were entered, after a slow start. Thanks to Brendan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Author‘s odd email covering sign about last letter … Read more >>
Independent 9,630 by Crosophile
This pleasant crossword from Crosophile took me slightly longer than usual. No good reason for this though, since it all seems to be pretty sound now the challenge is over.
Definitions in maroon, underlined.
Financial Times 15,636 by NEO
A tough challenge from Neo this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 27,284 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27284.
Financial Times 15,627 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Aug 14, 2017
Dante with a characteristically friendly opening of the FT week.
Financial Times 15,626 by Redshank
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 12, 2017