Plenty to enjoy in Falcon’s crossword this morning.
Month: May 2020
Independent 10,482/Skinny
Skinny made his Indy debut less than a year ago (I blogged it) and has become a regular since. He’s another good addition to the Indy stable: this was a witty, entertaining and … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 676) Downing Street Laxity
Cyclops is on a run of relatively easy crosswords lately. This one got finished within the half-hour. Top right quadrant complete and two-thirds filled in by the end of the first pass at … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,070/Carpathian
A delightful Quiptic from Carpathian, just right for new and improving solvers, in my opinion. To that end, I have tried to give full explanations of all the clues, but if you are … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,577/Tees
Another Tees puzzle for our Sunday entertainment. As always, I learnt something (and was entertained by a tractable and pleasing cryptic crossword). Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue … Read more >>
Everyman 3,839
The Observer crossword from May 10, 2020 I don’t think there was much to frighten the horses in this Everyman crossword. But, yes, below there is a lot of discussion about the 24ac/21d … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,500 ‘Half and Half’ – Competition Puzzle
A very satisfying puzzle. It took me several sittings to complete which made it all the more enjoyable. Congratulations to Azed on reaching another milestone, and may there be more to come! Thank … Read more >>
Independent 10,481 (Sat 16-May 2020) by Morph
Pleased to see a Morph puzzle this time. I haven’t blogged one for years and I always find them entertaining. Also, they don’t offer the fear of not finishing. 1 Across is a … Read more >>
Guardian 28,129 / Pasquale
We’d probably solved 10 clues before realising the “translation” from numbers to letter that was needed, even though in retrospect it should have been one of the first things we thought of! I … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1433 Act I by Hedge-sparrow
Two unclued entries to deduce. Extra words to remove and two messages to find from the second and second last letters in extra words with no clashes in the entries. Something else to … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,477 by WANDERER
A solid challenge from WANDERER today. Thanks WANDERER.
Guardian 28,134 / Paul
It’s Paul to round off the weekday puzzles – a reasonably stiff challenge, with lots of great clues, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 … Read more >>
Independent 10,480 by Phi
It’s back to Phi-day again this week after Hob’s tribute to ‘Let It Be’ last Friday. As usual with a Phi puzzle, it was a pleasure to solve, and on this occasion, not … Read more >>
Independent 10,479 / Serpent
Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I found this a challenging and highly entertaining serve, but I got there in the end, I think, both as a solver and as a blogger. It … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,476 by MOO
I think this is the first time I have blogged (or indeed solved) a puzzle by Moo.