Delightful, with many favourites – 1ac, 12/21, 17ac, 22ac, 26ac, 1dn, and 7dn in particular. Many thanks to Picaroon.
Year: 2018
Independent 9851 / Wiglaf
I find Wiglaf one of the more difficult setters in the Independent stable Today’s puzzle was another that fell into the tricky character for me. Wiglaf’s cryptic definitions are quite … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,854 by SLEUTH
The puzzle can be found here.
Financial Times 15,844 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 28, 2018
Financial Times 15,853 by JULIUS
A fiendish puzzle from Julius today. Thanks Julius.
Independent 9,850 by Alchemi
You always get a nice transparent offering from Alchemi. Plenty of good clues here, though nothing I could see that was particularly frightening.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Guardian 27,504 – Pasquale
An eclectic mix from Pasquale today…
Inquisitor 1540: Hand Out by Nitsy
Two previous Inquisitor puzzles have had the byline Nitsy … but they were in 2007 & 2009 – that’s certainly a while back. Preamble: Thirteen clues contain no definitions: the answers to … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,852 by FALCON
Pleasantly straightforward from the Falcon today.
Independent 9849 by Radian
It’s been six months since we last had the pleasure of blogging a Radian puzzle, and it was worth the wait. We were quite well into the puzzle before we tumbled to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,503 by Nutmeg
The puzzle can be solved online here.
Photos from Sloggers & Betters, Derby, 5 May 2018
Lovely pics taken by Lynette Helmore (she of Bert & Joyce). I also got an error message when I clicked on the link. Maybe copying and pasting this will work: www.flickr.com/photos/30631875@N03/albums/72157695900670294
Independent 9,848 by Filbert
Filbert returns on a really rather pleasant Bank Holiday morning with a themed puzzle.
Financial Times 15,851 by CRUX
A gentle bank holiday puzzle from CRUX.
Guardian Quiptic 964/Pan
Nothing to frighten the horses here, which is how it should be with a Quiptic. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>