Tough and fun – my favourites were 9ac, 16ac, 25ac, 1dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Month: May 2024
Independent 11,744 / Phi
Phi takes us gently into the weekend with his latest puzzle. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Indy difficulty spectrum, and I managed to solve (and, I think, … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,750 JULIUS
A breezy challenge from JULIUS this Friday.
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Guardian 29,396 – Imogen
This started off seeming straightforward, but a few clues held me up at the end, and there are a few rather tricky parsings. Thanks to Imogen. Across 1 STOOD UP Failed to … Read more >>
Independent 11743 / Methuselah
Methuselah fills the Independent Thursday slot this week. Methuselah is a setter I have blogged a few times and I have always enjoyed the challenge. This is the second Independent … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,749 ZAMORCA
Zamorca is this morning's FT compiler.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1643: Career by Ifor
I made a flying start to this puzzle, but then crashed and burned a bit…! What sort of CAREER is Ifor referring to?…
Independent 11,742 by Filbert
My second Filbert blog in a week, after last Thursday. No complaints – he’s always enjoyable.
Financial Times 17,748 by IO
Thanks to IO for this morning’s challenge.
Guardian Cryptic 29,395 by Picaroon
Picaroon provides this morning's Guardian puzzle.
Inquisitor 1856: Shade by Dysart
Dysart hasn’t been here as a setter for a couple of years. Preamble: Single letters missing from wordplay in each across clue (except the last) spell a line of verse (in ODQ) … Read more >>
Financial Times 17747 Slormgorm
Thank you to Slormgorm. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. A swine breaking apart stacks of wood (8) MAHOGANY : [ A + HOG(swine/pig) ] contained in(breaking apart) MANY(stacks/piles of). From … Read more >>
Independent 11741 / Nimrod
We have a puzzle from Nimrod today making one of his few forays into the world of Independent crosswords. He is, of course, a prolific setter in other publications under a variety of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,394 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29394.