“The answers to each pair of clues sharing a number must be MIXED so as to give the DOUBLES (pairs of names) that form the entry. Remaining across clues each contain a misprint in their definition; correct letters in clue order identify a playwright, one of whose works forms the central column. This work, differently punctuated, is part of a line (in ODQ) by another playwright which describes the shaded region of the grid. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Month: February 2024
Independent 11,665 by Coot
This was an entertaining puzzle with some great clues.
Financial Times 17,668 GUY
Guy is the setter in today's FT.
Guardian Cryptic 29,318 by Boatman “Just desserts”
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29318.
Financial Times 17,667 by IO
Thanks to IO for a typically quirky puzzle!
Guardian 29,317 / Harpo
An interesting challenge, as usual, from Harpo. There are one or two unknown or less familiar words but fairly clued and therefore gettable. The long anagrams at 1ac, 26ac and 10dn in … Read more >>
Independent 11,664 by Rodriguez
Rodriguez fills the midweek slot this week.
Inquisitor 1843: Too Much by Skylark
Too Much by Skylark Each clue contains too much: either an extra letter, which should be removed before solving, spelling instructions to solvers; or a surplus word, giving the final words of a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,316 by Anto
A fun puzzle – I really liked 5ac, 9ac, 21ac, 3dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Anto
Independent 11,663 / Filbert
Filbert has provided his latest puzzle for us this Tuesday aka theme day. I found this to be an enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle and made steady progress throughout. I actually found the three 3-letter … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,666 by MOO
Some tricky clues in today’s puzzle from Moo . . .
Financial Times 17,665 by PETO
PETO provides Monday's puzzle…
Independent 11,662 by Tees
The Teeser gets our week going
Guardian 29,315 – Vulcan
Mostly straightforward, as we expect from this setter, though there were a couple of clues that held me up a little. Thanks to Vulcan. A slightly unusual feature of the puzzle is that … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1266 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Old private moving around Europe working (9) OPERATIVE : O(abbrev. for “old”) + anagram of(… moving) PRIVATE containing(around) E(abbrev. for “Europe”). … Read more >>