This week’s Guardian Quick Cryptic, an 11 x 11 crossword designed to teach cryptic crosswords, which can be found here
Guardian Prize 29,619 / Arachne
What a delight to land an Arachne puzzle to blog, especially on a Saturday, when there’s more time to savour it. There’s all the characteristic wit, elegance and creativity that we expect to … Read more >>
Listener No 4853 Twisted Sister by Ifor
Grids with no bars (and a bar pattern that is not symmetrical and must not be shown) and clues giving no word lengths are somewhat daunting. There’s an intriguing device that is going … Read more >>
Listener No 4853, “Twisted Sister” by Ifor
Listener number fifteen from Ifor this week and you know you’ll be in for a treat. A carte blanche, no clue numbers and no entry or answer lengths! There were no entry lengths … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,981 by GAFF
A trademark GAFF challenge this Friday.
Independent 11,972 by Phi
Phi in his usual Friday slot.
Guardian Cryptic 29,624 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29624.
Guardian 29,623 / Pangakupu
Pangakupu returns with another enjoyable challenge. There’s a good selection of clue types, with some nice surfaces, along with one or two less familiar words, gettable from the wordplay. I’m afraid my … Read more >>
Independent 11,971 by Raider
Raider makes a rare appearance in the Indy today – his last puzzle was in April last year!
Enigmatic Variations 1681 Not Mentioned by Kcit
3 unclued entries name the only episode in which a character and an object are not mentioned. The character and object need to be determined and removed from the final grid. 15 clues … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,980 by MUDD
Mudd is today's compiler in the FT.
Jorum in Urban Dictionary
Some readers will be familiar with the esoteric meaning of Jorum.
Guardian Cryptic 29,622 by Brummie
A very enjoyable solve – I particularly liked 11ac, 5dn, 15dn, 23/21, and 24dn. Thanks to Brummie
Financial Times 17,979 by NEO
Pleased to see NEO back in the Wednesday slot this week
Independent 11,970 / Eccles
Eccles is occupying the mid-week slot this week, a place where we are used to finding his work. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be easy-to-medium in terms of difficulty … Read more >>