This is a very good puzzle indeed, but be warned! It is definitely not an easy one. Following usual approach of looking for anagrams and charades will get you so far, but after that some serious lateral thinking is required. Thank you Io.
Month: March 2021
Guardian Cryptic 28,407 by Brendan
A treat for fans of poetry
Independent 10,753 by Kairos
Kairos fills the mid-week slot this week. Until last year, Kairos was only to be found in the Independent on Sunday. But he has now appeared six times in the weekday editions and this is our second Kairos blog.
Independent 10,752 / Wire
Wire has set today’s puzzle on that day of the week when we are all expecting a theme. There are traces of this extra-terrestrial, paranormal and space-travel theme dotted through the clues and … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1691: Death Wish by Serpent
Death Wish by Serpent The wordplay in 12 clues leads to an extra letter; solvers must use these letters to complete the unclued entries. Each of the remaining clues contains a string … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,747 by SLEUTH
A stiff-ish test for a Tuesday,
Guardian Cryptic 28,406 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28406.
Guardian 28,405 / Carpathian
I began my blog of Carpathian’s last cryptic offering with ‘It’s Carpathian starting the week with an elegant and well-clued puzzle.’ I could say the same today. There are suggestions on the Guardian … Read more >>
Independent 10,751/Angel
On checking, I find that this is only Angel’s second puzzle in the Indy, having made his/her debut just before Christmas last year. Tractable, with some succinct and precise cluing would be my … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1115 Pan
Thank you to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 4. Cop guarding god leaving hospital in Texas city (6) DALLAS : DS(abbrev. for “detective sergeant”/a policeman/cop) containing(guarding) “Allah”(the name of God/the … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,746 by SLORMGORM
A gentle SLORMGORM to start the working week…
Cyclops 698 – Leafy Elegance
Some classic Cyclops-ean smuttery and establishment-targeting in the clue readings, with some recent and more distant references…
Independent on Sunday 1,622 by Tees
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. Tees is reliably entertaining, and so it was no surprise to me that I was entertained today. I particularly liked 16a (TABOO) for its surface … Read more >>
Everyman 3,884
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3884.
Azed No. 2,545 – Carte Blanche
Very enjoyable! The puzzle looks intimidating but yields more easily than expected. Thank you Azed.