Slormgorm is a recent contributor to the FT, but I think not a fledgling setter.
Day: 1 August 2018
Independent 9,922 by Eccles
A nice gentle crossword in keeping with the Wednesday traditions laid down by Dac and so ably continued by people like Eccles. It all worked out very comfortably and pleasantly, with the exception of my stupid mistake on 1dn described below.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Guardian Cryptic 27,576 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27576.
Inquisitor 1552: Floors by eXtent
The fourth Inquisitor offered jointly by eXt(ternal + Serp)ent. Preamble: Each clue contains a misprint of one letter; the pairs of incorrect and correct letters, in clue order, spell out four lines … Read more >>