Filbert provides our regular mental exercise this morning.
Day: 10 October 2024
Guardian Cryptic 29,510 by Picaroon
Very enjoyable with some tricky clues and nice surfaces. Particularly liked 12ac, 19ac, 21ac, 2dn, and 7dn. Thanks to Picaroon
Financial Times 17,864 by MUDD
Mudd has set this morning’s FT puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations No.1662 – Invaders by Vismut
“In ten of the across clues, an incorrect letter has pushed out the correct one; in 17 of the down clues a letter has walked away from the clue. In clue order, these incorrect and missing letters spell out some thematic names. The proliferation, unexpected appearance and (in one case) mutation of INVADERS must be dealt with so that four titular motifs and an associated thematic name can be seen (making new real-word crossing entries, including a city name). Unchecked letters in the perimeter, before any adjustments, might make CHAFF OR IDIOM. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”