Hoskins hasn’t yet really decided how difficult he wants to be: some of his offerings, as in The Sunday Times, and also here, take (me at any rate) a very long time, while others are comparatively gentle. But that is no criticism: there were many good clues here, with convincing and misleading surfaces.
Day: 22 November 2017
Financial Times 15,713 by AARDVARK
This kept me thinking hard all the way through to the end. Thanks Aardvark.
Guardian Cryptic 27,361 by Picaroon
The puzzle can be solved online here.
Inquisitor 1516: One in Pieces by eXtent
eXtent makes a welcome return. Preamble: Each grid contains two unclued entries identifying a theme (6,8); the fifth unclued entry indicates a thematic relationship. Eight clues lack definitions; their answers are thematic … Read more >>