A puzzle with a theme that is immediately obvious.
Month: March 2021
Independent 10746 / Radian
Radian sets the Tuesday puzzle this week Tuesday is usually a theme day and it is fairly clear what the theme is today. 5 down gives us the overall theme … Read more >>
Independent 10,745 by Shabbo
Monday entertainment from one of the newer Indy setters.
Guardian Quiptic 1,114/Hectence
Belated thanks to Eileen for coming off the bench to do my last Quiptic blog. Pleased to see a Hectence puzzle on my watch this morning – always a pleasure to solve and … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,740 by VELIA
A dependably 5d puzzle from Velia this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 28,399 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28399.
Everyman 3,883
The Observer crossword from Mar 14, 2021
Another pleasant Everyman puzzle written in his by now well-known distinctive style.
Independent on Sunday 1,621/Tees
Another pleasing puzzle from Tees to fill the IoS slot. As always, I learnt something from solving one of his puzzles. In my case this morning the subject areas were stones, fruits and … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,544 Plain
A plain puzzle from Azed
Independent 10,744 by Knut
As spring approaches, a puzzle from Knut accompanies the daffodils, snowdrops and vaccination shots. General knowledge required, but nothing I needed to look up. References to Pia Zadora and the Nolans make me … Read more >>
Guardian 28,392 / Paul
Phew, we found this a tough puzzle to complete! It took several days of coming back to it for us. Very nice cluing as ever, and good “a-ha!” moments when we finally understood … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,738 by ALBERICH
A typical ALBERICH offering. Very clean cluing to put it succinctly.
Independent 10,743 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again. Where does the week go? We are not really doing anything but the days and weeks seem to go past so quickly.
Guardian Cryptic 28,397 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28397.
Guardian 28,396 / Crucible
A Thursday treat for me – it’s Crucible setting the challenge this morning, with an interesting puzzle with lots of cleverly constructed clues and witty surfaces, as usual. I think 1ac introduces a … Read more >>