An abundance of missing and added letters and words this week. To be precise, 15 omitted letters, 21 extra letters and 4 extra words. But a ‘single shot’. What could it all mean?
Independent 8069/Phi
The usual pleasant solve from Phi today. I found it all fairly straightforward and have no major questions, except that the unchecked letters round the sides suggest that there is a Nina here, which … Read more >>
Beelzebub No1172
Ingenious and inventive Across 1 Fruit is back with rest, without question SILIQUE (fruit) IS< QU (question) in LIE (rest) 6 Apparently son is determining orbital point APSIS (point in … Read more >>
Guardian 25,723 / Shed
It’s ‘musical chairs’ today amongst some of the 225 bloggers. This is our first Guardian blog although we complete the puzzle most days over coffee or lunch. Having read the blog yesterday we … Read more >>
Financial Times N° 14,091 by Falcon
After a rocky start with 1A, this was plain sailing.
Financial Times no.14,090 by SLEUTH
A mixed bag from Sleuth today: a handful of gems, some fantastic surfaces, and one or two stinkers. Still, variety is the spice of life and all that, so no complaints here. ACROSS … Read more >>
Independent 8068 / Tees
We’ve not blogged a Tees puzzle before so we approached today’s offering with a degree of trepidation although we always enjoy his puzzles. There were a number of clues that we solved but … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 25722 Audreus
This is a new setter for me. A check on the Guardian website shows her last crossword there was in July 2010. Initially I had nothing in the upper half, and had to … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,081 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/13 Aug Friendly crossword (which you may find here) in the well-known Dante style. Some really nice touches today, but also The Chestnut of all Chestnuts (15d). Definitions are underlined wherever possible … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,080 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 11, 2012 I found this to be an exceptionally good and enjoyable Cinephile. The clues I especially like are 7A (TAPE), 11A (PRIEST), 14D (DOWNGRADE) … Read more >>
Financial Times 14088 Phssthpok
Apologies for the very much later than usual posting. The gremlin struck the FT crossword site again, and yesterday’s puzzle wasn’t available until this morning. This is like reporting yesterday’s news, so this is … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,089 by Gozo
Very enjoyable, thank you Gozo. All the across solutions are pieces of classical music, I had some fun looking them up in Wikipedia and Youtube. Most were familiar, some were new … Read more >>
Guardian 25,721 / Arachne
There’s been a rather longer than usual gap since the last Arachne puzzle, so I feel particularly lucky to have drawn this one. I think I found it rather easier than usual, except … Read more >>
Independent 8,067 / Dac
Dac is appearing today in his regular Wednesday slot, although it has not fallen to me to blog one of his puzzles for quite a while. As is customary for me when solving … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1242: PRIZEWINNER by Schadenfreude
Two Schadenfreudes in a row for Hihoba to blog. Another mercifully brief preamble told us that there was a letter to be removed from each clue, always leaving a word but not necessarily … Read more >>