An enjoyable solve, especially 15ac, 5dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle
Month: November 2023
Enigmatic Variations 1617 Mistaken Identity by Ifor
A mistaken identity to be written beneath the grid exemplifying modifications to 10 across answers. Another 3 in remaining rows must be changed as the remark says. Last bit is to remove a … Read more >>
FT 17,588 by Slormgorm
An interesting Slormgorm puzzle this morning.
Independent 11,587 by Coot
This is Coot’s third puzzle in the Indy. We enjoyed the first two and were pleased to see that we were blogging this one.
Guardian 29,240 – Anto
A characteristically mixed bag from Anto, including one faulty clue, one whose parsing I’m not sure about, and one that I can’t explain at all (and a couple of niggles). Over to you… … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,587 by IO
It’s IO today!
Independent 11,586 / Tees
Tees is filling the mid-week slot this week. It is a good long while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by this setter. For me, this was a puzzle … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1830: Arable Land by eXtent
eXternal and Serpent join forces once more to befuddle and entertain. The wordplay in all but seven clues contains a bogus letter to be changed before solving. In order, the bogus letters identify … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,239 by Paul
A Tuesday toughie
Independent 11585 / Filbert
Filbert must be one of the most prolific Independent setters at the moment. I really enjoyed solving this puzzle with its themes and variations. The main theme centered on various … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,586 by FALCON
A solid puzzle with some clever surfaces from Falcon . . .
Financial Times 17,585 by MOO
MOO kicks off the week…
Guardian Quiptic 1,254/Carpathian
The ever-reliable Carpathian has the Quiptic for us this week. Thoughtfully constructed and just right for the target audience, I would aver. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Independent 11,584 by Gila
This was a very intricate and challenging puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 29,238 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29238.