Well… this seemed like a much harder Monday morning FT than usual!
Day: 12 November 2018
Guardian Quiptic 991 Hectence
Thanks Hectnce for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are 3 birds and a couple of bird references in the solutions, but that’s probably of no … Read more >>
Independent 10,010 by Eccles
Not the easiest of Monday puzzles, but a good challenge for my first 152 blog. Some enjoyable entries here: 8a nicely concise, 16a and 3d amusing surfaces, 5d and 17d ingenious. Definitions are … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,664 by Vulcan
An enjoyable and quick solve with a few trickier clues and nice surfaces. Favourites were 22ac, 27ac, 8dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Vulcan.
Cyclops 637 – Stormy Supreme Court
An enjoyable Cyclops solve – some politics, some smut, some more politics and then a bit more smut… Trump gets four mentions in the clues – although two are just to get to … Read more >>