Wednesday fun from Filbert.
Month: March 2024
Financial Times 17,691 by IO
A tricky puzzle from IO this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,341 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29341.
Off-Grid podcast
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Independent 11,687 / Italicus
Italicus, a compiler whose work it has rarely fallen to me to blog, has provided this week’s Tuesday – aka theme day – puzzle. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle overall, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1847: Out of the Shadows by Cranberry
Out of the Shadows by Cranberry
Guardian 29,340 / Pangakupu
It’s more than six weeks since Pangakupu’s last appearance – time enough for it to take a few minutes for me to retune to his wavelength. Once started, the answers began to flow, … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,690 by MOO
I found this very challenging for a Tuesday, and about halfway through, I was not sure that I was going to be able to finish this for the blog.
Financial Times 17,689 by PEDROCK
PEDROCK kicks off the week…
Guardian Cryptic 29,339 by Vulcan
A little tricky for a Monday – my favourites were 15ac, 21ac, 4dn, 6dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle
Independent 11,686/Lark
It’s eighteen months since Lark made his debut in the Independent, and he has been a regular if infrequent setter of mainly Sunday puzzles since then. But this is the first time our … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1270 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drink fortified wine for comfort (7) SUPPORT : SUP(to drink by sips or spoonfuls) PORT(fortified wine, originally from Portugal). Defn: …/the … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,778 by Hoskins
The puzzle is available to download or solve online here.
Azed No. 2,700 Plain
A few flashes of insight finally got me into the groove on this pleasant puzzle . . .
Everyman 4,039
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4039.