Financial Times 13,898 by Cinephile

A super crossword from Cinephile, reasonably easy but with a wide range of interesting devices so I would not describe this one as straightforward.  This is how the midweek crosswords should be I think, accessible … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,892 by Monk

A good crossword with quite a wide variation in the difficulty of the clues.  Thank you Monk. I got most of the solutions quite easily, but then took a long time to get to solve … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,882 by Cinephile

HELP NEEDED! Can anyone solve this clue, we don’t have the foggiest what is going on here:  “Christopher Robin went down with Alice”? Say “down” probably means “underground” (9) Answer: C _ R … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,876 by Dogberry

A straightforward and enjoyable crossword with nothing controversial that I can see.  Thank you Dogberry. CLUE OF THE DAY – as an experiment I have included a ‘clue of the day’ poll with todays … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,870 by Cinephile

Yet another quality crossword from Cinephile and another pleasure to blog.  I never cease to be amazed how he continues to produce such good crosswords at the rate he does and keeps them … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,864 by Gozo

A good puzzle from Gozo and as always an entertaining and educational puzzle to blog. Gozo’s grids are usually themed and this week we have another geography lesson with names of towns and geographical regions.  I had heard … Read more >>

Guardian 25,491 by Orlando

A lovely crossword to start the week, with some very elegant clues.  Trickier than the usual monday Rufus, but still with enough easy starters to get a beginner going, so just right methinks.  Unfortunately … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,484 by Araucaria

To me this is absolutely classic Araucaria – an alphabetical jigsaw with great clues cutting a swathe through general knowlegde, and taking some Araucarian liberties in the process.  Not an easy solve but a very satisfying one.  A … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,858 by Cinephile

A relatively straightforward puzzle from Cinephile, and nothing contentious that I can see.  Thank you Cinephile for an enjoyable puzzle. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue. Across 1 LEBANESE BANES (troubles) … Read more >>

Guardian 25,482 by Chifonie

A straightforward and quite easy puzzle, but very enjoyable nonetheless. I enjoyed this puzzle very much.   In a world where setters are outdoing each other to find ever clever devices, grids, ninas, pangrams … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,852 by IO

Good stuff from IO, with some clever and amusing clues. 18,19 was my clear favourite, one of the easier ones but it made me laugh, I thought 15dn was clever too. I can’t get to … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,846 by Aardvark

A good crossword from Aardvaark I thought.  Not easy, but everthing is there to be found.  The clues are very solid, no stray words or dubious definitions at all. Aardvark has put in … Read more >>

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