Mon November 9, 2020 at 9:00 am

Independent 10,632 by Poins

Mon November 9, 2020 at 9:00 am by NealH

A very absorbing and enjoyable puzzle form Poins with some intricate wordplay in places and nice mixture of clues. ACROSS 1 BASIS The fundamental ingredient of cobbler essentially unaltered (5) [Cob]b[ler] + … Read more >>

Guardian 28,286 / Carpathian

Mon November 9, 2020 at 7:22 pmMon November 9, 2020 at 8:27 am by Eileen

I enjoyed this puzzle from Carpathian – a good start to the week. My favourites were 11 and 20ac and 1 and 13dn. Many thanks, Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. I … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 1095 Pasquale

Mon November 9, 2020 at 7:03 am by scchua

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. Put out of action on account of dreadfully bad lies (7) DISABLE : Anagram of(dreadfully) BAD LIES. 8. Wasted time and … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,629 by FLIMSY

Mon November 9, 2020 at 12:58 am by Teacow

The first FLIMSY I’ve blogged, I think, makes for a gentle start to the week… A pretty straightforward solve this. Don’t really have much to add! 15d was rather neat. Thanks FLIMSY! ACROSS … Read more >>