Some very smooth surface readings from Tees today.
Year: 2020
Guardian Cryptic 28,034 by Chifonie
A pleasant Monday solve.
Financial Times 16,378 by ZAMORCA
ZAMORCA kicks off the working week… I’ve yet to check the print version, but certainly the online version had the added challenge of showing the wrong grid. It wasn’t far off though. Nothing … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops/668 ) Kinky Fatwa
A mixed bag of difficulty here.
Everyman 3,822/12 January
Another sound Sunday puzzle from Everyman. Last week we had different clues in the online and dead-tree versions; this week we have a lack of spacing in some clues where Everyman has chosen … Read more >>
Azed 2483
Not too hard on the Azed scale, but as always I leaned some new words (most of which I will probably forget until the next time they tirne up) and a few interesting … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1560 Hoskins
Thanks Hoskins for an enjoyable crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 6 Salary? Mine must be returned in post! (7) STIPEND : Reversal of(… must be returned) PIT(a mine/a hole in … Read more >>
Independent 10,379 by Phi (Saturday Puzzle 18 Jan 2020)
It has been a while since I blogged a Saturday Indy Phi – April 2016 to be precise – although I have covered a few of his Kcit EVs in the meantime…anyway, he … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1416: January Reductions by Vismut
Hi everyone. Well, this was a very different experience to the last Vismut puzzle I solved. Based on that I had been expecting a bit of a struggle, but this one yielded readily … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,027 by Paul
A very tough puzzle this week: Paul on top form! Has somebody bought Paul a dictionary of (outdated) slang? Quite a few examples (heavens to Betsy, my hat, beano and of course, “him … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,376 by WANDERER
A tough challenge from WANDERER today.
Independent 10,378 / Hob
Rather unusually Hob is occupying the Friday slot this week, not Phi. But there is a good reason for what at first seems like a scheduling hiccup. Today is the 200th anniversary of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28032 Boatman
This was a bit of a slog. Thanks (I think) to Boatman. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Boatman catches a crab — strangely shocking (7) MACABRE : ME(Boatman, the setter, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,375 by JULIUS
Today’s FT puzzle is brought to you by Julius.
Independent 10377 / Maize
Maize provides the Thursday challenge. There is a very clear theme in the entries today – indeed it would almost be easier to list the entries that don’t form part … Read more >>