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Month: March 2025
Financial Times 18,013 by MOO
MOO kicks off the week…
Independent 12,004 by Lette
A pleasant start to the week from Lette
Guardian Cryptic 29,656 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29656.
Financial Times 18,012 by Leonidas
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 29, 2025
Listener No 4858, “Lavish Border”, A Setter’s Blog by Hawk
The term “mathematical group” as I used it is not entirely accurate. I didn’t really want to get into formal group theory in this puzzle, and I’m not sure I’d be thanked if … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday 86 – News by Guy
The monthly round-up of newsworthy events in crossword form. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Guardian Quiptic 1,323/Carpathian
Carpathian in the Quiptic slot this week. Which means a thoughtfully constructed, beginner-friendly puzzle with no obscurities or over-complicated constructions. Brava. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,753 – plain
Apologies for the late blog.
Everyman 4,092 by Everyman
A pleasant Everyman, of around medium difficulty in my opinion, except for the odd clue where we are treated to the sort of thing Everyman meets when doing The Listener crossword. All the usual trademarks, which are coloured (in random colours, simply those I thought were prettiest) in the grid.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (anagram, hidden, homophone, insertion, reversal etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Independent 12,003 by Tack
Spring has arrived and a crossword from Tack fills the Saturday slot. And some lovely surfaces hiding some quite complex wordplay. Highly enjoyable and challenging. 11ac – very original assuming I’ve parsed as … Read more >>
S&B at Parcel Yard
Posted on behalf of Simon Shepherd I’m organising an informal S&B gathering at the Parcel Yard, King’s Cross on Saturday April 5, starting around midday until the last person goes home. It’s partly … Read more >>
Quick Cryptic 52 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Private Eye (Cyclops / 800) Eight Hundred Cyclops Cross Words
After last week’s teasing “nearly” eight hundred tucked away in the perimeter unches, Cyclops makes no bones about it and we find EIGHT HUNDRED CYCLOPS CROSS WORDS in clear among the across answers.