The first Monday SLEUTH for about 18 months kicks things off this week…
Month: July 2021
Cyclops 706 – Totally (Expletive Deleted) Hopeless
Cyclops seems to be as up-to-date as a fortnightly schedule will allow!…
Independent on Sunday 1,638 by eXternal
The puzzle is available here. Hello again from your melting feline correspondent, sadly not POOLSIDE. I can’t pick a sensible number of clues to highlight – it’s just a great puzzle through … Read more >>
Azed 2561
Another Azed where I got about half way through very quickly, but then struggled to finish the rest, though fortunately I managed it in the end. There seems to be a mistake in … Read more >>
Everyman 3,900
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3900.
Independent 10,806 by Monk
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Today the tonsured one gives us plenty to puzzle over. I enjoyed the brain strain, especially the fusion of musical dramas in 21a – a … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday puzzle 28,494 / Paul
On Saturday mornings, I usually look at the blog of the previous Saturday’s puzzle before starting on the new one. If I’d done that last week, I would have seen the note from … Read more >>
Independent 10,845 by Phi
Phi continues to produce excellent puzzles every week, though with a few awkward definitions.
Guardian Cryptic 28,499 by Paul
I got stuck for a little while in the southeast corner – overall, not the trickiest Paul. Favourites were 14ac, 25/17, 26ac, 18dn, and 21dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle.
Financial Times 16,839 by BRADMAN
A typical BRADMAN offering this Friday.
Independent 10,844 by Methuselah
Methuselah makes his third appearance in the Indy today.
Financial Times 16,838 by BASILISK
Set aside a bit of time for this one.
Guardian 28,498 – Picaroon
A little bit of respite after two tough puzzles from Boatman and Vlad, but there’s still plenty to chew over and enjoy here. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 GROUNDHOG DAY Film Aussie’s … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,828 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 3, 2021
Enigmatic Variations No.1494 – The North American One by Sea-Kale
“The unclued entry at 6 down (three words) is the title of a version – THE NORTH AMERICAN ONE – of an earlier work. Each of the first three clues is really two clues side by side but not overlapping, leading to the two numbered entries (either may be clued first). Their answers, thematically placed, hint at two opposing groups. The wordplay in 17 of the remaining across clues leads to the answer plus an extra letter not to be entered in the grid. The extra letters spell out the surnames of the two creators of the work. In the completed grid, solvers must highlight the first names of two protagonists and the place they desire. ”