Financial Times 13,419 / Cinephile
To be met by one of Cinephile’s long anagrams as the first across clue did not bode well so I started with the downs instead which made life somewhat easier, though the puzzle … Read more >>
Gaufrid
Guardian 25,042 / Rufus
A very easy start to the week and one completed rather quickly whilst watching the sun rise on the summer solstice. A typical Rufus with the odd good cd (3dn) and some less so … Read more >>
Guardian 25,035 (Sat 12 June) / Paul
I don’t know what has happened to rightback this week unless he has been drowning his sorrows due to the recent England performances (though England have just beaten the Wallabies 🙂 ). A … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,413 / Sleuth
No particular problems today apart from 27ac where I cannot make up my mind as to the correct interpretation of the clue. There are a couple of possibilities, or maybe even something else … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,407 / Cinephile
Provided you have a reasonable knowledge of the thematic genre this is probably the easiest Cinephile you are ever likely to come across. The meaning of D[ance] came rapidly from solving the first … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 916 / MynoT
I don’t know what has happened to the scheduled blogger so here is my belated analysis of this puzzle. The note on my copy indicates that I found it hard and the degree … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,401 / Aardvark
A very quick solve for me today, and probably also for most others. A couple of answers (27ac & 8dn) may have been unfamiliar to some but the wordplay was glaringly obvious in most … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,400 / Armonie
Quite straightforward today, nothing obscure or contentious and decent surfaces in the main. Across 1 INVOCATION IN (trendy) VOCATION (career) 7 DHOW D (departs) HOW (in what manner) 9 ISIS [cr]ISIS (trouble loses … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,395 / Cinephile
Despite a less than friendly grid that only linked the four corners by one across and one down light, I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle which had some trademark clues. The answers to the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,394 / Neo
Agentzero is busy today so I’m afraid you will have to put up with me (again!). I thought this was easier than usual for a Neo, despite some novel anagram/insertion indicators. However, it … Read more >>
Guardian 25,016 / Paul
When I agreed to stand in for Eileen today I was hoping for something pleasurable to cover and I have not been disappointed. I found this a little easier than some of Paul’s … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,389 / Io
Some tricky clues today, with one (12ac) that I cannot fully explain. Unusually for an FT puzzle there is a Nina. The left and right columns, taken together, read THE OUTSIDE EDGE. I am … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,383 / Cinephile
A fairly typical Cinephile though overall perhaps slightly easier than some (at least for me). Nothing particularly held me up (studying chemistry at school helped with 19ac) but 26,27,23,24 was the last to … Read more >>
Guardian 25,007 / Rover
Uncle Yap is away enjoying himself so I have the opportunity to cover a Guardian puzzle at leisure, rather than rushing at the last minute when someone fails to turn up. Unfortunately there … Read more >>
Independent 7352 / Punk
NealH has business commitments today so I agreed to stand in for him, thinking that it would make a change to cover an Indy. An interesting approach today, with all the down answers … Read more >>