Guardian

Nutmeg is always a name to savour and here she is with a typically witty and elegant puzzle. There are some really lovely clues, with super surfaces. My favourites were 1, 10,11, 16, … Read more >>

A suitable puzzle for those who like something easy on a Monday, though with a couple of cryptic definitions that might slow things down a bit; as is often the case, I found … Read more >>

A worthy Saturday challenge from Vlad, which I enjoyed from beginning to end. I got off to a flying start with the witty anagram at 1ac, which made me smile and gave half … Read more >>

Tramp is one of my favourite setters and so, as stand-in blogger today, I feel lucky that this puzzle fell to me to blog. There is a pervasive theme, inspired by the recent … Read more >>

Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. East Anglian town that’s ‘stumped’ (stumped in time of prosperity) (6) BOSTON : ST(abbrev. for “stumped” by the wicket-keeper, in cricket … Read more >>

I’m a fan of Qaos’ puzzles and I was pleased to see his name today. The added challenge is to spot the theme, because there always is one, and that makes me nervous … Read more >>

I’m a big fan of Crucible’s puzzles: sound cluing and lovely smooth surface readings means they’re a pleasure to solve. This one did have a theme, I think… … which is that there … Read more >>

This grid has two rather isolated corners in the NE and SW, but Philistine has helpfully provided several clues that bridge the gap. I finished the puzzle quite quickly, but there were several … Read more >>