A nice puzzle, but with one guess I can’t explain. Thanks Monk.
Month: February 2021
Guardian Cryptic 28,377 by Nutmeg
Nutmeg serves up a range of clever clues this morning.
Inquisitor 1686: Nearly Ten to Four by Eclogue
Eclogue entertains us this week with a crossword that maybe should have appeared in July 2018! A 43 accompanied by 34 set off on a journey which is approximately mapped in the grid. … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,717 by GURNEY
Mostly harmless but with a kick in tail.
Independent 10722 / Hob
Hob is the setter for this Tuesday puzzle The poet John KEATS died 200 years ago today (23rd February 1821) and crossword editors rarely miss an opportunity to commission puzzles that … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,376 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28376.
Independent 10,721 by Bluth
Much to enjoy in this offering, which seemed to have more clues to solve than usual.
Guardian 28,375 / Vulcan
Vulcan starts the week with a straightforward and enjoyable puzzle, containing some excellent anagrams to help things along. There are some very nice surfaces, too. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle. Definitions are … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,110/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. A very generous, solver-friendly, grid made up for some tricky clueing, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,716 by SLORMGORM
An enjoyable start to the week.
Independent on Sunday 1,617/Hoskins
It’s a while since a Hoskins puzzle came up on my watch. Always a fun solve. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Azed 2540
Azed presents us with a plain puzzle this week. Of course, Azed plain puzzles are not as easy as other setters’ plain puzzles. There were quite a few French references this week or … Read more >>
Guardian 28,368 / Philistine
Sorry for the late and rushed post! This was a fun and fairly easy puzzle from Philistine. There was a minor theme of CORVIDs – crow, magpie and raven, but no COVID / … Read more >>
Independent 10,720 by Tyrus (Sat 20-Feb 2021)
I found this hard. Really, really hard. As such, it is an excellent tool to discover the limits of your own capabilities. Which is what the theme was all about. Not that I … Read more >>