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Financial Times 14462 Redshank

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Is it me or are Tuesday FTs no longer a relaxing start to the week?  But this was enjoyable, and there are some nice surfaces in the clues here, and some anagrams that provided … Read more >>

Financial Times 14456 Armonie

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Enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular, Armonie.  The last couple of synonyms to fit with the definitions took a little bit longer.  Thanks to Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26088 Otterden

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 This is the Guardian Cryptic debut, I think, for Otterden, setter in the New Statesman, with a surname meaning an otter’s den.  Welcome, and thanks for an enjoyable puzzle, and, not having tried your other crosswords, a … Read more >>

Financial Times 14450 Neo

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Initially fearing a tough one from Neo, I was saved by the long answers, which I got before the shorter ones.  He’s given the puzzle a literary flavour.  Thanks Neo for an enjoyable … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 727 Pan

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What one would expect of a Quiptic, maybe slightly easier than most.  Thanks to Pan.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please … Read more >>

Financial Times 14444 Magwitch

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(Apologies for being later than usual with this blog – partly because the online version of the puzzle came much later than usual, thus conflicting with the other to-dos I had today, and … Read more >>

Financial Times 14438 Armonie

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This was tricky in some places, I found, specifically the NW corner.  There were some unfamiliar (to me) synonyms, and familiar indicators not used as such, to misdirect.  Thanks to Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Financial Times 14432 Sayang

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A gentle puzzle to start the FT week with.  An FT debut for this pseudonym, which I don’t think anyone has come across before, here or in the other UK dailies.  I suspect some … Read more >>

Financial Times 14426 Jason

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Not as easy as I first thought – a couple of synonyms took a bit longer to justify.  Thanks to Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 723 Moley

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As advertised, an easy enough Quiptic, enjoyable, but finished before long.  Thanks to Moley.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26058 Nutmeg

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A crossword to ease one into the Saturday Prize Puzzle (and back into Crosswordland for me) from a setter who usually sets the Quiptic.  Thanks to Nutmeg.  (There are quite a number of proper names in … Read more >>

Financial Times 14396 Jason

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A not-too-difficult one from Jason, with some nice misdirections.  Thanks to Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose any comments … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1225 Poins

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A bit more difficult than the usual Sunday offering, I thought.  Enjoyed solving it.  Thanks to Poins.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the … Read more >>