A plain puzzle with only one Scottish word this week.
Month: September 2018
Independent on Sunday 1492 Raich
Thanks to Raich for this thematic puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The crossword marks the 80th anniversary today of the signing of Munich Agreement, with the solutions to 1 across, 11 … Read more >>
Everyman 3754/23 September
The usual well-constructed mixture of charades, anagrams and insertions from Everyman to accompany Sunday morning coffee. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 183 – Qaos
Qaos has set the Guardian Genius puzzle for September The preamble this month was fairly short and told us that each clue contains a superfluous word. In order, the first letters … Read more >>
Independent 9973 (Sat 29-Sep 2018) by Dalibor
Is this the first puzzle by Dalibor in the Independent? If so, this was a fine one to open the account. I’m familiar with his puzzles created for the various Sloggers and Betters … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,621 by Picaroon
A satisfying and challenging puzzle from Picaroon for this week’s prize puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1348: Musical Theme and Variations by Jago
A relatively straightforward preamble this week. In MUSICAL THEME AND VARIATIONS, the THEME (16dn) is a musical work — probably its composer’s best-known piece — and the VARIATIONS are literally based on its … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,975 by WANDERER
Another excellent offering from WANDERER who serves up a delightfully witty and innovatively clued crossward. Liked the nice mix of long and short solutions, as well as a couple of the cluing devices used. Thanks , WANDERER.
Guardian 27,626 / Tramp
Well, I commented yesterday that it had been a great week. Who better than Tramp to round off an excellent run of weekday puzzles? If I’d never done a Tramp puzzle before, my … Read more >>
Independent 9,972 / Phi
It’s Phi-day today, with our regular Friday compiler bringing this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I managed to solve and parse … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,625 by Philistine
Found it tricky to get started, only really getting into it once I got a couple of the longer ones. A lot of nice clues – favourites 10/15, 12ac, 14ac, and 3dn. Thanks to Philistine.
Financial Times 15,974 by NEO
Neo provides us with a fun workout this morning.
Independent 9971 / Serpent
Serpent fills the Thursday slot this week I really enjoyed this puzzle as one I found that gradually unfolded rather than one where there were some early write-ins. For me, … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,964 by Mudd (?)
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 15, 2018
Financial Times 15,973 by JULIUS
Another good puzzle from Julius, as always. Not as much wit and political satire as we sometimes get but still very enjoyable regardless. Thank you Julius.