I was double-Serpented on the weekend of the York get-together, with his Indy puzzle to blog on the Saturday, and then this EV on the Sunday…if I had a BELIEF SYSTEM that included previous lives, I would suspect I had done something wrong in one of them!
Month: November 2022
Guardian 28,910 – Pasquale
Quite a tricky one from Pasquale today, with a few obscurities and some tricky parsings. Thanks to Pasquale for the chewy challenge. Across 9 ELAN VITAL Supposed creative force that could make … Read more >>
Independent 11,256 by Eccles
Yippee! Eccles fills the mid-week spot again today.
Financial Times 17,247 by AARDVARK
Thanks to Aardvark for this morning’s puzzle.
Independent 11,255 / Hippogryph
This Tuesday’s cruciverbal treat has been provided by Hippogryph. As Tuesday is theme day, I was on the look-out from the start, and indeed Hippogryph signposts his theme in the clue at 13. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1775: The Haunted Crypt by Vagans
The Haunted Crypt by Vagans Vagans invites you to a Hallowe’en tour of the Haunted Crypt of St Something-in-the-Wardrobe. The key marks the entrance: go north and follow the rooms round clockwise. Ghouls … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,909 by Qaos
Qaos is today's Guardian setter.
Financial Times 17,246 by MOO
Today Moo delivers half-and-half: Half straightforward (but fun) and half quite the test (but fun).
Azed No. 2,629 Plain
This is my first outing blogging the venerable Azed.
Financial Times 17,245 by JASON
JASON provides the fun today….
Guardian Quiptic 1199 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Heed secretary initially desiring thing for scribbling (7) NOTEPAD : NOTE(to heed/to pay attention to) + PA(abbrev. for “personal assistant”, aka … Read more >>
Independent 11,254/Filbert
A delightful puzzle from Filbert, with a wide range of subject matter which had me ferreting around in various reference books to find out more. And something unusual for a Monday … … … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,908 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28908.
Independent on Sunday 1,706 by Hoskins
More E, vicar? Harry “pure filth” Hoskins provides another puzzle in his Sunday best style. It can be found here.
Guardian Genius 232 by Pasquale
A second Genius of the year from the ubiquitous and prolific Don, after number 225 back in March…