Excellent puzzle from Basilisk as usual.
Month: February 2023
Financial Times 17326 Bobcat
Thank you to Bobcat. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Military Intelligence backed sanctions ending early deadlock (7) IMPASSE : Reversal of(… backed) MI(abbrev. for “Military Intelligence”, as in “MI5”) + … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1788: Power Discharge by IN
A warm welcome to IN. Preamble: Every answer in each odd-numbered row must be partially jumbled (usually resulting in a non-word) to show a sequence of names. A three-word phrase must be … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,987 by Maskarade
A fun solve – it’s been a while since I’ve seen a weekday cryptic from Maskarade. Favourites were 25ac, 16dn, 19dn, and 24dn. Thanks to Maskarade for the puzzle.
Independent 11333 / Tees
Tuesday is one of the days in the Independent where you never know who the setter will be. This week it is one of the most prolific setters, Tees However, … Read more >>
Azed 2641
A plain puzzle from Azed this week. This was a standard Azed offering with precise wordplay and interesting surfaces hiding plenty of misdirection. As ever, my vocabulary increased as a … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,212/Carpathian
A delightful set of concisely and precisely written clues from Carpathian make up today’s Quiptic. Brava. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent 11,332 by Vigo
A mostly easy puzzle with a couple of clues that required some thought.
Guardian 28,986 – Anto
A generally easy Monday puzzle, with some occasional traps due to this setter’s rather idiosyncratic style. Thanks to Anto. Across 7 DROP BACK Dribble by defender and lose position (4,4)DROP (a dribble) … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,325 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN kicks off the week….
Independent on Sunday 1,719 by Hoskins
Our Harry returns for our Sunday pleasure. If you know Hoskins you can guess what to expect.
Everyman 3,980
Everything fits together very neatly in this, the getting-better-by-the-week Everyman, and judging from the time I took to solve it he is getting the standard more like that in the old days. Only one or two clues leave me feeling something is wrong, and quite possibly that’s my own fault.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (juxtaposition, reversal, homophone, anagram, etc.) in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Guardian Genius No 235 by Karla
A challenging puzzle which ultimately had me fooled.
Independent 11,331 by Serpent
Serpent provides today’s challenge – we love his puzzles!
Gaufrid/Dad
Gaufrid in 1950 Gaufrid in 1993 Gaufrid – October 2018. Most probably the last photo taken of him. (https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/01/23/gaufrid-rip/) Dear Fifteen Squarers We are completely and utterly flabbergasted at all the heartfelt condolences … Read more >>