A breezy romp through the month’s news in cruciverbal form. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Month: March 2024
Independent on Sunday 1,779 by Shabbo
Happy Easter, Shabbo returns for the Sunday run out.
Azed 2701
A plain Azed for us to enjoy today. Possibly there will be something different this Easter weekend. The thing that struck me most about this puzzle was the quality of … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 249 / Karla
Six months has passed since I last blogged a Guardian Genius, although I do try and solve them every month. This month we have a puzzle from Karla whose history on fifteensquared shows … Read more >>
Independent 11,691 by Tees
Tees provides our Saturday challenge today.
Financial Times 17,688 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 23, 2024
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,338 by Soup (23 March 2024)
Soup’s second foray into the Saturday Prize slot…and quite a mental workout, at least for your correspondent…
Financial Times 17,693 BOBCAT
BOBCAT gives us a fun Friday puzzle.
Guardian 29,343 – Paul
Another puzzle from Paul with several interlinked cues, which becomes easier once you find the thematic link… … in this case, POND LIFE, whose clue I solved by working back from some of … Read more >>
Independent 11690 / Phi
Phi is in his usual place in the Indie roster this week I think this is just a straightforward crossword without a theme, but I’m never sure with Phi’s talent … Read more >>
Independent 11,689 by Serpent
Thanks to Quirister for swapping with us yesterday – we get a Serpent to blog!
Guardian Cryptic 29,342 by Tramp
A treat to be standing in to blog the Guardian this morning.
Financial Times 17,692 JASON
Jason’s the FT setter today.
Enigmatic Variations No.1634 – The Magnificent Seven by Gaston
“Single-letter clashes occur in circled cells; reading in column order, picking one of the letters in each clash will spell out what THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN have in common; the other 14 letters should be entered in the cells. In each clue, the wordplay leads to the answer and a single extra letter; reading in clue order, these letters show how one would access one of the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN using the (appropriately positioned) circled letters. Its creator (4,8) should be written below the grid. One answer is an abbreviation; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”