Good morning solvers.
A pretty tough challenge from Monk this morning. My advice: have Wikipedia* or your Brittanica* at the ready!
Month: September 2023
Guardian Prize 29,165 / Qaos
It’s always good to see Qaos’ name on a puzzle that I’m blogging and particularly when it’s a Prize – although it has been mentioned several times recently that it is, apparently, the … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,512 by Mudd
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 2, 2023
Financial Times 17,517 by BUCCANEER
A devilish challenge from BUCCANEER!
Guardian Cryptic 29170 Brendan
Thank you to Brendan, partly for reminding (in case you’ve forgotten) or pointing to (in case you don’t know) this. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Finished with a player on one … Read more >>
Independent 11,516 by Phi
Phiday is here again.
Enigmatic Variations 1605 Who, where and when by Ifor
Four clues with four or more consecutive letters to be removed which can then be used to identify who, where and when in conjunction with the extra letter instruction in the other clues. … Read more >>
Independent 11,515 by Filbert
This felt like a ‘softer’ Filbert today without the various obscure synonyms which we normally expect from this setter. For that reason, we found this one more enjoyable.
Financial Times 17,516 by BOBCAT
Today's puzzle is brought to us by Bobcat.
Guardian Cryptic 29,169 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29169.
Guardian 29,168 / Pangakupu
Pangakupu provides the mid-week challenge this morning. Once again, it took a while to tune in to the wavelength but it was a satisfying puzzle to finish. There are some ingenious and interesting … Read more >>
Independent 11,514 / Eccles
Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress, faltering only towards the end in the SW quadrant of … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,515 by JULIUS
Thanks to Julius for this morning’s puzzle.
Inquisitor 1818: A 60s Trial by Kruger
After what has been a pretty wild summer with the young guns on the Inquisitor scene showing off their talents, Kruger demonstrates that there’s life in the old-timers yet. The preamble is what … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,167 by Pasquale
A nice puzzle with some tricky constructions. My favourites were 8ac, 24/2, 6dn, 7dn, 13dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Pasquale