Day: 3 January 2025
Listener No 4846, “Malined Work” by Hypnos
Today sees the migration of Listen With Others to fifteensquared under the category Listener. I have been setting blogs over at LWO for the best part of fifteen years although there has been … Read more >>
Listener 4846 Malined Work by Hypnos
A welcome return to the Listener by Hypnos, aka Slueth and Shamus and indeed Phlip Marlow in the Church Times under his own name (spot the references to his near-namesake investigator) … I … Read more >>
Guardian 29,582 – Yank
A few American terms and references in this one, as befits the setter’s pseudonym, but nothing too outrageous. I enjoyed this, though there’s one parsing I’m not sure of. Thanks to Yank. … Read more >>
Independent 11930 / Phi
Eccles may not have been in his regular Wednesday slot this week, but Phi starts his 2025 offerings in his usual Independent Friday slot. I don’t think there is a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,939 by SOLOMON
A witty, fun challenge from SOLOMON who is fast becoming one of my favorite setters.
Guardian Prize Crossword 29572 / Maskarade
We have the Christmas Prize crossword this week and it’s no surprise to see Maskarade as the setter. The preamble told us that the Across solutions are all names of composers, … Read more >>