A slightly chewy puzzle from Tyrus, this non-prize Saturday…
Month: July 2021
Guardian Prize 28,506 by Crucible
Another puzzle by Crucible in the Prize slot, only seven weeks since the last one (28,464).
Independent 10,857 / Phi
Phi is back in his usual Friday spot this week. I found this quite a challenging puzzle by Phi standards and had to chip away at this in a couple of sittings. In … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28511 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. P.S. Thanks also to Gaufrid for filling in for me last week. Across 1. Tax guide for one involved in aeronautics research (4,5) … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,851 by WANDERER
An enjoyable tussle with yet another WANDERER beauty.
Financial Times 16,850 by REDSHANK
A fun puzzle from Redshank
Independent 10856 / Gila
Gila is an Independent setter who appears every two or three months. There is a bit of a food and drink theme to this puzzle with sweet items in three … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,510 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28510.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1496: The European One by Vismut
Hi all. Thanks to Vismut for another fun puzzle with a theme I enjoyed finding – and finding out about. The preamble reads: The 24 unnumbered clues contain an extra translated word … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,840 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 17, 2021
Financial Times 16,849 by IO
A super puzzle, there is a lot to go at in here. Io makes you think harder than the average setter! Thank you Io.
Independent 10,855 by Bluth
Always good to meet Bluth for a bit of crossword fun.
Guardian 28,509 – Soup
Soup has appeared several times as a setter of the Genius puzzle, and he did a joint effort (a tribute to Araucaria) with Enigmatist last February, but I’m pretty sure this is his … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,508 by Brummie
An enjoyable solve and with a couple of gettable longer solutions helping me get started into the grid. Looked down a couple of paths for possible themes but haven’t found anything convincing. Favourite clues were 1ac, 10ac, 13ac, and 14ac. Thanks to Brummie.
Inquisitor 1708: Coward by Skylark
Skylark, the third of four female setters in Ladies’ month (although this July has five Saturdays so there’s room for one more). Preamble: Symmetrical grid entries contain the endings of four lines … Read more >>