Paul in mercurial multi-linkage mode this Saturday Prize puzzle, with no fewer than four linked pairs of answers, and a triple-link…
Month: October 2022
Financial Times 17,220 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 8, 2022
Financial Times 17,225 by BASILISK
BASILISK serves up a solid and enjoyable challenge this Friday.
Independent 11234 / Phi
Phi ends the Independent series working week, as he usually does There are some unusual entries in this puzzle – EXTRA JAM, HELIUM SPEECH, AMYGDALA, ANTEBELLUM and SCROFULA – to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,888 by Paul
Getting a few longer solutions early helped me get through this quite quickly, though it was still tricky in parts. Favourites were 12ac, 22ac, 3dn, 5dn, and 15/17. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Independent 11,223 by Bluth
Bluth provides this week’s Thursday challenge.
Guardian 28,887 – Philistine
I was a little slow to get started on this, but then everything started slipping nicely into place. Thanks to Philistine. We have a mini-theme of words derived from the names of planets, … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,224 by CHALMIE
Chalmie's today's FT setter.
Financial Times 17,214 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1, 2022
Enigmatic Variations No. 1559: Save by Vismut
Is Vismut referring to the current cost-of-living crisis, and urging us to try and SAVE a few pennies?…
Financial Times 17,223 by MONK
A fun but challenging crossword from Monk this morning.
Independent 11,232 by Eccles
It’s Eccles today! We’re in for a treat!
Guardian Cryptic 28,886 by Brendan
Brendan is today’s Guardian inquisitor
Independent 11,231 / Grecian
This is definitely the first puzzle by Grecian published in the Indy that I have solved and blogged, and I certainly hope that it will not be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1771: Lost Youth by eXternal
Lost Youth by eXternal (A poignant title in light of the tragedy in Creeslough – about 30km from here) Each across clue contains a superfluous word; in clue order, one choice of second … Read more >>