The puzzle can be found here.
Hi all, I hope you are well. Unlimited thanks to the ghastly twerp Hoskins for today’s 5d entertainment.
Month: April 2020
Everyman 3,836
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3836. That slipped down easily, with the pair of double T long lights, and a particularly good crop of &lits. ACROSS 1 TONGUE TWISTER Tricky phrase that … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,497 Plain
My weekly dose of obscure and interesting words, I never tire of learning them. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 DRESS-IMPROVER Mrs with pride’s shown off during traditional bustle (13) anagram (shown off) of … Read more >>
Independent 10,463 by Nimrod
Oh Dear! No doubt you have come here to check the parsings of those clues you struggled with. Well, we have to apologise. It’s not often that we have such difficulty but if … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday puzzle 28,111 / Paul
Since we hadn’t seen Paul during the week, I was not at all surprised to see him coinciding again with my monthly Saturday blog. However, what followed was a surprise: here we have … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1430 – Trap by Gaston
“Three pairs of cells are TRAPPED by two symmetrically and thematically placed chains of 11 cells each. All 28 cells must be highlighted in the final grid to illustrate the TRAP. The three unclued entries of a kind are also thematically positioned. Two separate groups of consecutive clues (19 in total) contain a single superfluous letter in their wordplay. Reading these in clue order will give a hint as to where to find details of the TRAP. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Financial Times 16,459 by WANDERER
WANDERER dishes out a fun workout, tricky in places. Thanks WANDERER!
Guardian 28,116 – Qaos
I was half-expecting a Paul puzzle today, but having Qaos instead was no hardship. I found this one quite straightforward, with only one parsing holding me up. There’s a theme of ARCHBISHOPs of … Read more >>
Independent 10,462 by Phi
Phi has as usual not let us down. There are some excellent clues here as always. I just don’t know how he can produce these things week after week. Definitions underlined, in teal. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28115 Nutmeg
Thank you Nutmeg for this enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Worked to gain experience under malign influence? (8) DEVILLED : Double defn: 1st: …, ie. as a trainee … Read more >>
Independent 10,461 by Serpent
The Thursday puzzle is from Serpent this week – we’re in for a challenge! An enjoyable challenge at that, as we have come to expect. We did however, have some quibbles with 6d … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,458 by NEO
Neo provides this morning’s distraction (for a short while at least)
Financial Times 16,448 by Julius
Non-prize, Easter-special puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 11, 2020 I was happy to find another crossword from Julius just two weeks after our last, and a special one at that to … Read more >>
Independent 10,460 / Tees
Tees is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot. I think that I am more used to encountering his work on other days of the week. I found this towards the easy end of the … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,457 by GOZO
Super puzzle, I enjoyed this very much. Thank you Gozo. I particularly liked the anagrams in this puzzle, very appropriate for the surface readings. Unusually for Gozo there doesn’t seem to be any … Read more >>