Puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 20, 2024
Month: April 2024
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,362 by Picaroon (20 April 2024)
A fitting puzzle for the Saturday Prize puzzle slot from Picaroon this week…
Financial Times 17,718 MUDD
A fun challenge from MUDD
Guardian Cryptic 29,367 by Imogen
A tough solve with quite a few left to parse at the end. Favourites were 25ac, 1dn, and 2dn. Thanks to Imogen.
Independent 11714 / Phi
Friday in the Independent crossword series usually brings a puzzle from Phi and that’s the case today. The grid is one that can yield a message round the perimeter. We … Read more >>
Independent 11,713 by Bluth
Bluth is here today with his usual varied mix of subject matter.
Guardian 29,366 – Kite
A puzzle that took quite a lot of thinking, but satisfying to work out. Thanks to Kite. We have a theme indicated by the central entry DNA, which is an ACID in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,717 GURNEY
Gurney is the setter of the FT this morning.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1638 – Chilly by The Ace Of Hearts
“From the answer to each clue, a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, wordplay to the grid entry and word length/count to the answer. In clue order, the omitted letters give a definition (eight words) of a CHILLY word in Chambers (six letters), which must be highlighted in the completed grid. The three unclued entries are examples of this word. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Independent 11,712 by Quince
With apologies to RR and early commenters for our unscheduled blog yesterday, we have the pleasure of blogging Quince’s mid-week puzzle today.
Financial Times 17,716 by MONK
Always a pleasure to see Monk’s name appear.
Guardian Cryptic 29,365 by Paul
Paul is today's Guardian setter.
Independent 11,711 / Filbert
Filbert has produced this week’s Tuesday puzzle, on what we know is typically theme day. Today’s theme revolves around the many and varied meanings of “bob” at 17, and it is something of … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1851: National Treasures by Pointer
National Treasures by Pointer
When all answers have been entered, the contents of three cells must be changed so that the corresponding down entries become words appearing in the third verse of a poem, each word described by the same adjective. The across entries remain real words, with the poet, who must be highlighted, linking the altered cells. In the final grid, a continuous line must be drawn joining the silvered cells, showing what could be referred to by a three-word phrase later in the verse.
Independent 11,711 by Filbert
Filbert tests the old grey matter today…..