A tricky, slow solve, with a lot of parsing done after the grid was filled – and some parsing only after the rest of the blog was finished. Favourites were 11ac for the surface, 23ac, 26/9, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul for the challenge.
Day: 17 October 2019
Financial Times 16,300 by NEO
A straightforward puzzle from Neo this morning.
Independent 10,300 by Serpent
This really set me back and I spent ages on it, eventually giving up and using aids. But as always of course with Serpent it is pretty good. I have no excuses but … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,290 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 5, 2019