A middle difficulty Azed this week. Thank you.
Year: 2018
Independent 9961 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 15 September 2018)
If this puzzle from Klingsor was a meal, I rushed through the starter, and choked on a couple of small bones towards the end…but was left with a sweet taste overall… I made fairly … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,609 / Philistine
For three of the last four years, on this particular day, Crucible has presented us with a puzzle themed on the Last Night of the Proms – and I’ve been lucky enough to … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1346 – Driver by Oxymoron
“In DRIVER, a word is to be removed from each clue before solving. Letters formed by adding the initial letter of that word to the last letter of the clue answer define a word (A=1,27; B=2,28; etc). Solvers must reveal that word by highlighting seven of its examples, a total of 51 cells. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, but does not give 40ac (in OED) and 3dn (a fairly common term).”
Guardian Cryptic 27614 Brummie
A slow start, but once having got a foothold, it wasn’t as bad as it first seemed. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Part of Tennessee Williams’ last … Read more >>
Independent 9,960 by Phi
This was a rather-kinder-than-usual crossword from Phi, but its neat clueing was as good as always.
I shall not be in later so won’t be able to react to any comments until late on Saturday at the earliest.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 15,963 by REDSHANK
A typical workout from Redshank, thanks to whom for setting a solid challenge. In my opinon, one of the more balanced crosswords I have solved recently, being not too easy and not too difficult .
Financial Times 15,962 by FLIMSY
A pleasant puzzle from Flimsy this morning…
Independent 9,959 – Serpent
I may have solved every single crossword that Serpent wrote for The Independent but I’ve never blogged one. Until now, with thanks to Bertandjoyce, who are having a great time probably, at the moment being as close to the South Pole as we are to the North Pole (unless you live Down Under, perhaps). Hence me today.
Guardian Cryptic 27,613 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27613.
Financial Times 15,952 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 1, 2018
Independent 9,958 / Hypnos
Hypnos is occupying the mid-week slot this time, offering me just my second opportunity to solve and blog one of his puzzles. I found this a fairly straightforward but nonetheless entertaining solve. I … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,961 by MONK
Easy to start and hard to finish, enjoyable all the way! Thank you Monk.
Guardian 27,612 / Vlad
It’s Vlad’s turn to wake us up [and how!] this Wednesday morning. I found this quite a challenge, not least in the parsing department, but all the more satisfying for that. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1558: Artists by Nudd
This was a puzzle where I knew nothing about the “Artists” in question, nor the album referred to, nor the group, so the whole thing revolved around a Google search. This is not … Read more >>