Some really deft cluing here, with the smoothest of surfaces and some cunningly disguised definitions.
Day: 27 April 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1,327/Pasquale
One of the editor’s best decisions since he took over the role a few years ago now was to give Pasquale a regular Quiptic slot. He always hits the mark, I find.
Financial Times Sunday 90 – News by Julius
The monthly puzzle based on the news. Find it to solve online at ft.com/crossword
Azed/Everyman
Follow these links for today’s puzzles Azed interactive Azed print Everyman interactive Everyman print
Azed No. 2,757 plain
This will be the last Azed for The Observer under present management, a plain that is probably on the easier side. Let’s hope that his crosswords can continue in their present form.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Anagram indicators in italics.
Everyman crossword No 4,096
I think this is one of Everyman’s better efforts. There are some very nice clues and the surfaces (except for one of them, which I grumble about in the blog) are on the whole tight and sensible.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophones, juxtaposition, missing letters, reversals, anagrams, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.