My third Picaroon blog in succession!
Month: August 2022
Independent 11,192 / Phi
Phi rounds off another set of mid-week puzzles in time-honoured fashion. There was a lot to get one’s teeth into today, for blogger and solver alike, since this grid accommodated a large number … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,846 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28846.
Financial Times 17,183 by LEONIDAS
An excellent Friday tussle from LEONIDAS
Guardian 28,845 / Philistine
I arrived home last night after a very enjoyable RSC production of ‘All’s well that ends well’ at Stratford close enough to the midnight deadline to stay up to see whose puzzle I … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,182 by GUMM
My first Gumm puzzle.
Independent 11191 / Rodriguez
A puzzle from Rodriguez today. The grid looked ripe for a message around the perimeter In the event, there was nothing readable round the perimeter, but there was plenty going … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1552: Instruction by Piccadilly
Hi all. A relative pussycat of an EV with a theme right up my alley! The preamble reads: Some clues are really two clues run together. Their combined answers must be treated … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,172 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 13, 2022
Independent 11,190 by Eccles
Always good to meet Eccles in his usual Wednesday slot.
Guardian Cryptic 28,844 by Picaroon
A very fun solve – many favourites especially 25ac, 2dn, 3dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Financial Times 17,181 by GOZO
A themed puzzle again today.
Inquisitor 1764: Henry by Karla
Karla makes his second appearance as an Inquisitor setter, the first one being last January in the set of 4 newbies. Preamble: In each of 16 clues there is a misprint in … Read more >>
Guardian 28,843 – Imogen
Mostly straightforward solving today, though there’s a title I didn’t know, and one clue I can’t explain. Thanks to Imogen. Some commenters on the Guardian site claim to have found a theme, but … Read more >>
Financial Times 17180 Sleuth
Thank you to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Remains in a hot place forgetting number for drinks (6) CIDERS : “cinders”(remains in a hot place/pieces of unburnt coal or … Read more >>