One of our regular Wednesday setters today, and he’s always worth the time.
Month: October 2023
Financial Times 17,551 by GOLIATH
Thanks to Goliath for this morning’s challenge.
Guardian Cryptic 29,204 by Imogen
A slow solve with some tricky parsing – many favourites including 5ac, 12ac, 25ac, 7dn, 15dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Imogen for the puzzle
Financial Times 17550 Rosa Klebb
Thank you to Rosa Klebb. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. It hurts to block relative almost free of habit (6) UNCOWL : OW!(exclamation expressing “it hurts!”) contained in(to block) “uncle”(a … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1824: Flight Plan by eXternal
eXternal – equally good when solo or doubled up with Serpent. Preamble: In 14 Across clues a word must be removed before solving, identifying members of an organisation. In each Down answer, … Read more >>
Independent 11,549 by Kairos
Kairos fills the Tuesday spot this week – with a very unusual grid.
Guardian 29,203 – Fed
Another enjoyable puzzle from Fed. 16d is particularly clever. Thanks to Fed. Across 1 STRICT Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarian (6)DISTRICT less DI (Detective Inspector) 4 EDICTS Journalist is getting … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,549 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT starts the week…
Independent 11,548 by Stamp
I've not seen this compiler before and I found it quite tricky in places.
Guardian Cryptic 29,202 by Nutmeg and Arachne
Arachne has completed a puzzle left behind by Nutmeg.
Guardian Quiptic 1,248/Pasquale
Pasquale in the Quiptic slot, which means only one thing. That being a sound puzzle, thoughtfully constructed with the less experienced solver in mind. Nothing to frighten the horses here, which is as … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,755 by Twin
My second battle with Twin here, and in my mind equally bruising
Everyman 4,016
Everyman has given us more this time than he usually does: two first letters clues (not just one), the usual rhyming pair, and two symmetrically-placed answers both of which are fruits. Probably more, but I can’t see anything. With these limitations he has, as is now customary, provided us with a good sound crossword (I think, although 18dn still troubles me).
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden etc) in italics. Anagram indicators shown *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Azed 2677
We have a solid standard puzzle from Azed this week. This was a plain Azed puzzle with normal clues although there was a note that stated: “34 appears only, with … Read more >>