Yes, we are back again. No complaints though as we have a Tyrus puzzle today .
Month: November 2022
Guardian 28,919 / Tramp
An excellent prize puzzle from Tramp: lots of amusingly misleading definitions and one stand-out brilliant clue for me. Thank you, Tramp! (The stand-out clue for me was YELLOW GARDEN SPIDER – see below.) … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,256 by LEONIDAS
Weekend puzzle from the FT of November 19, 2022
Guardian 28,924 – Philistine
I made rather heavy weather of this, probably not helped by having a head full of cold, but it all seems perfectly reasonable in retrospect. Thanks to Philistine. Across 1 JUST SO … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,261 by SLORMGORM
A solid challenge from SLORMGORM this Friday and I dont think I have it fully right.
Independent 11,270 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1565 Solstice by Chalicea
Six un-clued entries to be completed that hint at a song title – the song to be found and it’s singer. A cryptic hint at the solstice. A relatively straightforward puzzle this week. … Read more >>
Independent 11,269 / Bluth
Bluth has provided our cruciverbal entertainment for this Thursday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which gave me a good workout but which did not inflict too much head-scratching for a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28923 Picaroon
Apologies. A combination of running errands and solving a tricky puzzle resulted in the late posting. Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Performing twice in Tosca is … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,260 by BASILISK
A clever puzzle from Basilisk today.
Financial Times 17,259 by GUY
A most enjoyable puzzle from Guy this morning.
Independent 11268 / Eccles
I usually blog an Eccles puzzle once a month and today is the day for November. There are many excellent clues in puzzles by Eccles such that it is often … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,922 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28922.
Inquisitor 1777: A Local Calling by Skylark
Skylark presented her seventh puzzle for the Inquisitor series since a debut just over three years ago. Skylark’s themes have been quite varied, so it was going to be interesting to see what … Read more >>
Guardian 28,921 / Qaos
It’s always good to see Qaos’ name on a puzzle, the only drawback, when one is blogging, being that his always have a theme, which is often difficult, if not impossible, for me … Read more >>