I found this harder than usual. I made a decent start but then had to come back to the puzzle quite a few times to finally finish it off. Thank you Azed
PeeDee
Guardian Prize 27,447 by Philistine
I enjoyed this. All good, and I’ve not much else to say except thank you Philistine.
Financial Times 15,800 by JULIUS
I always enjoy Julius’s puzzles as they have a definite character. I never feel like I’m just churning out another FT post which can sometimes happen. As usual with Julius there are a couple of clues that I can’t fully explain – any thoughts welcome. Thank you Julius.
Financial Times 15,794 by ALBERICH
A very enjoyable puzzle from Alberich. Understated rather than flashy, but none the worse for that. Thank you Alberich.
My apologies for the blog being a little later than usual this morning but I had to dig the puzzle out of a snowdrift.
Financial Times 15,788 by LOROSO
Lor! Oh so good. Thank you and please come back more often.
AZED 2,383
I’ve had my obscure word fix for the week and I’m feeling much better now. Thank you Azed.
Financial Times 15,782 by GOZO
An interesting and enjoyable change from the usual Gozo fare. I started off slowly and then picked up steam towards the end. Sorry for the late blog but I’m on holiday this week and had a very late start. Thank you Gozo.
Independent on Sunday 1,459 by Tees
A nice mix of clues I thought, nothing too plain and nothing too flash. Thanks Tees.
Financial Times 15,776 by CHALMIE
We have to find eight 1-acrosses in the solutions, not otherwise defined. Not knowing which solutions were undefined made this a little trickier than usual but fortunately I had at least heard of all the 1-acrosses. Thanks Chalmie.
Financial Times 15,770 by MONK
Good stuff from Monk as usual, tricky but do-able. Thank you Monk.
AZED 2,380
I filled the grid quickly enough, probably because of a lower than usual obscure word count. Explaining the clues took longer than usual, there is still one explanation that is not quite there. Thank you Azed.
Financial Times 15,764 by GOZO
A super puzzle. Hats off to those that didn’t need a dictionary! Thank you Gozo.
Financial Times 15,758 by LOROSO
A super puzzle and not all difficult. Thank you Loroso.
Independent on Sunday 1,455 by Hoskins
A super puzzle and not an easy one. Thanks Hoskins.