A good straightforward puzzle. Thank you Artexlen.
Month: January 2018
Independent 9748 / Eccles
A fun mid-week work-out with Eccles this week. There seems to be a lot of dumping going on here, although we don’t really think this is a theme as such – is … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1523: Silvester by Eclogue
Silvester by Eclogue Twenty three clues contain an extra word. In clue order, initial letters of these words provide four courses; final letters provide their accompanying drinks. Reflecting the thematic sketch cryptically indicated … Read more >>
Independent 9,747 / Radian
Radian has provided today’s crossword for our delectation. After all the tough cruciverbal challenges of the festive season, I was glad to come up against this puzzle, which involved far less head-scratching but … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,751 by NEO
Rather challenging for a Tuesday, and the more fun for it.
Guardian Cryptic 27,401 by Philistine
Lots of fun – favourites were 13ac, 4dn, 5dn, and 8dn. Thanks, Philistine.
Financial Times 15,750 – Armonie
It’s been a while since we had an FT Monday crossword. The last one, before Christmas, marked a farewell to Dante. This one, the first in 2018, seems to mark a farewell to Monday Prize puzzles.
Quiptic 947 by Anto
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Guardian 27,400 – Pan
It’ll be interesting to see what sort of pattern of setters we get for “Easy Monday” after Rufus’s retirement. Chifonie last week, and now Pan, who has been more of a Quiptic setter, … Read more >>
Independent 9746/Vigo
If the editor has decided to continue in 2018 with the tradition of an accessible puzzle in the Monday Indy slot, then he has chosen well here. A very pleasing cryptic from Vigo … Read more >>
Cyclops 615 – Xmas Special (Tweet-le-dumb Britain?)
My fellow Cyclops blogger beermagnet kindly ‘took one for the team’ and allowed me to have the Xmas special this year, even though it fell on his shift. Much appreciated… This is the … Read more >>
AZED 2,377
I got though this quite quickly, so either I’m getting better or this is at the easier end of the Azed spectrum. Thank you Azed for yet another fine puzzle.
Independent on Sunday 1,454 by Nitsy
Haven’t bumped into Nitsy for a while. This was classic Sunday stuff: great fun from start to finish, nothing especially controversial and one or two things to learn along the way, such as … Read more >>
AZED 2,376
It took me several sittings to (almost) complete this one. The puddings weren’t too difficult to identify, but some of the coins were new to me.
Everyman 3,716
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3716.