Pasquale always offers us a carefully constructed and tractable crossword when he is in the Quiptic slot.
Day: 8 June 2025
Independent on Sunday 1,841/Filbert
Filbert is most often to be seen these days in the Independent on Sunday slot. I found this an enjoyable challenge which took a while to tease out, but fell nicely once I had a bit of a foothold in the grid. Some delightful surfaces as always from this setter.
Azed No. 2,763 plain – competition puzzle
The usual pleasant crossword from Azed. I have one or two slight questions about things but no doubt they will be explained.
Definitions in italics, underlined in crimson. Anagram indicators in italics.
Broadway S&B puzzle by Egbert
THIS is Egbert’s puzzle for the S&B in Nottingham.
Egbert’s intro says – With apologies to purists for the non-symmetrical grid and a few liberties taken with the clues! Two entries are abbreviations
Nottingham S&B puzzle by Dalibor
This is Dalibor’s puzzle for the Nottingham S&B.
Crossword for Nottingham S&B by Exit
This is Exit’s puzzle for the Nottingham S&B at Broadway.
Nottingham S&B puzzle by Postmark
Nottingham S&B by Median
This delightful puzzle from Median has some quite innovative clues mixed in, to keep us on our toes. The puzzle can be found here: Median
Everyman 4,102
It wouldn’t be Everyman …
All Shook Up by Henri – Nottingham S&B puzzle – 7 June 2025
Henri (aka Rob T) has kindly provided a puzzle for the enjoyment of attendees at the 2025 Nottingham S&B, although unfortunately he couldn’t be there himself, to receive the bouquets (or brickbats?!) from said attendees. For those who weren’t at the event, there is a copy <here> for you to download and solve before reading the blog, if you so wish…