More inventive clueing from Bluth today.
Day: 7 October 2021
Financial Times 16,910 by NEO
Neo's todays FT compiler.
Guardian Cryptic 28,570 by Brendan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28570.
Enigmatic Variations No.1506 – Potato Scraps by The Ace of Hearts
“One letter must be removed from each clue before solving; in clue order, these letters spell out four headwords/subheads (2 x two words, 2 x one word) in Chambers which have similar meanings. A trickster (six letters, to be highlighted) has implemented the definition of one of these words (which might be cryptically described as POTATO SCRAPS) on the completed grid; solvers must restore the grid to its original state by changing four letters in one entry. All entries in the original and final grid are real words; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended. ”
Financial Times 16,900 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 25, 2021