Guardian

A nice one from Philistine to end the week, with a few long answers to help with filling up the grid. Thanks to Philistine.             Across 1,5. CHELSEA … Read more >>

Thanks to Pasquale.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Dog eating two thousand caterpillars? Only one! (7) CUTWORM : CUR(an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel) containing(eating) TWO + M(Roman numeral for … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28264. Maybe I’m feeling dozy today, but I had more trouble with this puzzle, particularly in the top half, than it would seem to justify in retrospect. … Read more >>

It’s Imogen providing the challenge today, with a mix of straightforward and more tricky clues. As one who works through the clues in order, I was not delighted when the first clue directed … Read more >>

A neatly clued puzzle from Carpathian – the first time I've blogged one of their crosswords. I particularly liked 13ac, 2dn, 4dn, 15dn, and 17dn – many thanks to Carpathian. ACROSS 9 DISPARAGE … Read more >>

Paul returns to the Saturday slot, with what I thought was a pretty straightforward puzzle. As far as I can see, it’s squeaky-clean and I’m not sure I would have recognised it as … Read more >>

A slow, very tricky solve, and with a lot to enjoy. My favourites were 20ac, 26ac, 3dn, and especially 5dn… …which also hints at a theme of lexicography and reference book publishers/websites e.g. … Read more >>

A birthday treat for me from Qaos, whose puzzles I always enjoy. Solving this one didn’t take too long, but…… …… it took me a while to spot the theme (too late for … Read more >>

Nutmeg is the setter in today's Guardian… …so we know what to expect – clean surfaces, no wasted words or unnecessary fillers, nothing terribly obscure and an elegant mix of general knowledge and … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28257. A fairly quick solve, pleasant, but not too exciting, with some strange surfaces. A theme of headgear is plastered all over the place. Indeed, a google … Read more >>

Vulcan starts the week with a typical Monday medley of charades, anagrams and cryptic definitions, with just one double definition today. I’m not usually a great fan of Vulcan’s puzzles but I enjoyed … Read more >>

An entertaining and largely straightforward puzzle from Picaroom – lots of very nice clues to enjoy Eileen mentioned that we have a little boy now, 2 months old today, and I thought you … Read more >>