This week starts with a resounding MOO…
Month: March 2023
Guardian Quiptic 1219 Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Firm support for unoriginal performer? (6) COPIER : CO(abbrev. for “company”, a commercial firm) + PIER(a solid support designed to sustain … Read more >>
Independent 11,374 by Hoskins
My old mucker Harry returns for a Monday workout
Guardian Cryptic 29,028 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29028.
Independent on Sunday 1,726 by Wire
The puzzle is available here.
Financial Times 17,368 – FT News Puzzle by Neo
“A monthly cryptic crossword relating to the month’s topical events”
Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or use the FT’s neat smartphone app.
Everyman 3,987
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3987.
Independent 11,373 by Bluth
March 25th – and a puzzle relevant to that date. Well certainly 9ac was pertinent to today. I did love 5dn – so many other possibilities for anagrams to describe him – some … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 29,021 / Picaroon
It’s always a treat to land a Picaroon puzzle to blog but especially a Saturday Prize (and I was also lucky to find his name just five days later on my Thursday blog!) … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,361 by Steerpike
Weekend puzzle from the FT of March 18, 2023
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 749 ) Tactless Scoundrel
You haven’t fallen asleep and woken up on Monday. From now on the Eye blog will now appear on Saturday. One of those that I thought was going to be a doddle, then … Read more >>
Independent 11,372 by Phi
Phiday fun from our regular setter.
Financial Times 17,366 by ZAMORCA
Zamorca dishes out a fun challenge this Friday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,026 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29026.
Guardian 29,025 / Picaroon
It was a pleasant surprise to see Picaroon’s name this morning, so soon after his Prize puzzle last Saturday. This wasn’t Picaroon at his most difficult but none the less enjoyable for … Read more >>