Fun and not too tricky, with some lovely surfaces
Month: June 2018
Independent 9887 / Hoskins
Bertandjoyce are somewhere along Hadrian’s Wall at the moment so I have the opportunity to cover a Hoskins puzzle. There was one of his trademarks, ‘Her Maj’, as part of the wordplay in … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,890 by WANDERER
An almost perfect offering from Wanderer…
Guardian 27,541 – Crucible
Another excellent puzzle from the ever-reliable Crucible.
Financial Times 15,880 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 9, 2018
Independent 9,886 / Dutch
Dutch is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, offering me a rare opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. This appears to be something of a custom-made grid, certainly not one that I have … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,889 by MONK
A stellar performance from Monk today. Thank you Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 27,540 by Brummie
The puzzle can be solved online here.
Inquisitor 1546: Craft Show by Triton
The last Triton puzzle I blogged was the Roulette puzzle in 2016 which elicited 38 comments, many objecting to the theme on obscurity grounds. I found it entertaining and (due to my misspent … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,888 by SLORMGORM
A coffe-time solve this morning but not without charm and originality…
Independent 9885 / Radian
A rather basic blog this week I’m afraid because of a bit of idiocy on my part meaning I don’t have access to anything other than an Ipad for a few days. Apologies for any typos that remain.
Blogs will be back to normal next week.
Guardian Cryptic 27,539 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27539.
Financial Times 15,887 by MUDD
A few tough parsings today, but a highly enjoyable Monday offering from MUDD!
Guardian 27,538 / Pan
Pan has turned the heat up a notch or two this morning, to provide a not-quite-so ‘gentle start to the week’. There are one or two unusual or unknown words here … Read more >>
Independent 9,884 by Tees
Once again I get a Teaser to solve for you. Apologies for missing a few blogs recently to Gaufrid.