This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29,667 / Brendan
It’s always good to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle, especially when it’s a Prize one.
Listener 4861 Plain Cloth by Paddock
We meet Paddock in a range of crosswords, Paddock in the Listener, Phylax in the Magpie, Ranunculus in the EV, Triton, and Phibs as the EV blogger (I hope I’ve got those right) so we know we are in the hands of an expert.
Listener No 4861, “Plain Cloth” by Paddock
According to the Crossword Database (which is operational again after some heavy bot traffic recently), there have been seven puzzles where a certain board game has featured, two of them Listeners. (Spoiler alert, this is the eighth/third.)
Independent 12,020 by Phi
Good Friday – and also Phiday.
Guardian 29,672 – Brendan
A mostly gentle Good Friday offering from Brendan, though I was briefly held up (for no good reason) in the NW corner. Thanks to Brendan
Financial Times 18,029 by XELA
A good challenge for Good Friday from XELA!
Guardian Cryptic 29671 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Independent 12,019 by Atrica
Atrica will be getting fed up with being blogged by us – we have now blogged the last three.
Enigmatic Variations 1689 Buddies by The Ace of Hearts
Before entry in the grid delete one letter, wherever it occurs. In clue order this spells out two names whose aliases then need to be found in 5 straight lines in the completed grid.
Financial Times 18,028 by IO
The puzzle is subtitled "A Maunday Thursday puzzle".
Independent 12,018 / Eccles
Eccles is occupying his usual mid-week spot once again.
Financial Times 18,027 by NEO
Quite a tricky puzzle with a mini theme.
Guardian Cryptic 29,670 by Maskarade
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29670.
Inquisitor 1902: Solar by Karla
Karla brings us this week’s IQ challenge.