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Month: October 2019
Guardian Cryptic 27,942 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27942.
Financial Times 16,278 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 21, 2019
Financial Times 16,287 by MONK
Another great puzzle from Monk…
Guardian 27,941 /Arachne
A real treat from Arachne this morning, sparkling as ever with ingenuity, wit and wonderful surfaces. As usual, there are far too many favourites to list, so I’ll leave that to you. Many … Read more >>
Independent 10287 / Eccles
Eccles is now a Wednesday regular in the Independent series and you know that you will invariably get a message- and theme-free crossword with grid entries that are derived from an accessible vocabulary. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1613: Class Action by Stuball
Stuball is a new name in the list of Inquisitor setters, so we didn’t know what to expect this week. The preamble was on the shorter side of average and stated … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,940 by Pasquale
Challenging and clever, with some tricky parsing and a couple of obscure words that slowed me down towards the end. Favourites were 10/11ac, 14ac, 1dn, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
Financial Times 16,286 by VELIA
A brisk trot through the forest to beat the The Witch of the Woods today. But there’s an interesting diversion on the way…
Independent 10,286 by Punk
Punk knows well how to adjust his difficulty, because when he becomes Mudd in the FT he is more accessible whereas in his Indy form he is often rather difficult, as here. But no complaints: there were as you’d expect plenty of good clues and it was evidently all sound. My occasional failures of understanding will I trust be explained.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.