A fun challenge from BUCCANEER this Friday.
Month: August 2023
Financial Times 17,491 by GUY
Guy is the compiler of the FT puzzle this morning.
Independent 11,491 by Salty
Another new Indy setter for us today – welcome Salty!
Enigmatic Variations 1601 Lame by Vismut
11 clues which contain a thematic word with its position in the clue defining a letter in the answer used. THis shows in the gird a character whose previous condition made them look … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,145 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29145.
Independent 11,490 / Filbert
Filbert is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, which I am not that used to finding him in. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, pitched at the right level for a mid-week … Read more >>
RIP Mike Holmans
RIP Mike Holmans I heard today that Mike (Alchemi, Hemical, Chalmie) died yesterday. More details as and when.
Guardian Cryptic 29,144 by Brendan
Thanks Brendan – I really enjoyed this…
Financial Times 17,490 by JULIUS
A lovely start to the day from Julius.
Inquisitor 1814: Tailors by Kirsanov
Tailors by Kirsanov Fourteen clues contain a consecutive pair of extra letters, which must be removed before solving, always leaving real words. In clue order, these letters spell the name of an author … Read more >>
Guardian 29,143 – Brummie
I made a bit of a slow start on this, but once a few answers were in the rest mostly fell satisfyingly into place. Thanks to Brummie. I noticed while solving that a … Read more >>
Independent 11489 / Grecian
Puzzles by Grecian tend to appear once a month in the Independent series at the moment. I note that I have blogged the last three Grecian puzzles in May, June … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,489 by FALCON
Some nice surprises in today’s Falcon puzzle
Financial Times 17,488 by NEO
NEO kicks things off this week…
Guardian Quiptic 1,238/Hectence
A pleasing Quiptic as always from Hectence, with some delightful surface readings. A few straightforward anagrams to start the grid fill, then mainly a diet of cleverly constructed charades for the solver to … Read more >>