Azed 2644
Sorry for the late appearance of this blog – I’d started it earlier in the week, but was distracted by other matters and forgot to finish it. As a result some of the … Read more >>
Month: February 2023
Independent 11,351 / Mev
Mev has provided this Tuesday’s puzzle to get our teeth into. This appears to be only the second crossword by this compiler that I have blogged, and last time I needed quite a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,345 by PETO
Thanks to PETO for this morning’s challenge.
Guardian Cryptic 29,005 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29005.
Independent 11,350 by Filbert
This was quite a bit tougher than normal for a Monday.
Guardian 29,004 / Vulcan
This has been one of those occasional long weekends when you get three consecutive blogs from me – and it’s Vulcan kicking off the week in typical Monday fashion Thanks to Vulcan for … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,344 by STEERPIKE
STEERPIKE provides this morning's puzzle…
Guardian Quiptic 1215 Hectence
Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Move back in line at the same time (8) TOGETHER : Reversal of(… back) GO(to move) contained in(in) TETHER(a line/a rope … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 747 ) Ironical reference
Last issue’s puzzle was said to be a touch morose. At least this one didn’t invoke the ghost of Trump or Johnson. However it did include some more minor sprites like Penny Mordaunt … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,722 by Umpire
The puzzle is available here.
Financial Times 17,343 – FT News Puzzle by Leonidas
Another enjoyable instalment of the online-only FT News Puzzle with clues relating to topical events, which comes out on the last Sunday of every month. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or use the FT’s neat smartphone app.
Everyman 3,983
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3983.
Independent 11,349 by Serpent
February is not far off its end. Spring is not far away. Birds are singing outside. What’s that weird sound I hear nearby? A kind of whooshing, scuttering. Where is it coming from? … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,336 by Gurney
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 18, 2023