Our regular Phiday fun.
Listener No 4849, “Peace at Last” by Priest
Here we are with the first puzzle of 2025. It’s also the first time in over 33 years that entries will go winging their way to an address not in St Albans. It’s … Read more >>
Guardian 29,600 / Pangakupu
Pangakupu rounds off the week with an enjoyable challenge. A nice variety of clue types, with some ingenious constructions and witty surfaces and definitions. I had ticks for 11ac HIP REPLACMENT, 21ac SPRING … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,957 by GUY
A fun challenge from GUY this Friday
Enigmatic Variations 1677 No Fine Feathers by Vismut
31 clues missing a letter in their wordplay – The grid-fill will reveal the founder of an organisation and that organisation. 8 normal clues starting letters then need to be organised into what … Read more >>
Independent 11,947 by Mev
It’s almost 7 months since Mev’s last puzzle – this should be good!
Guardian Cryptic 29,599 by Paul
A slow solve with several bits of parsing that needed revisiting afterwards. My favourites were 12ac, 1dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.
Financial Times 17,956 by GOZO
Gozo is today’s compiler.
Independent 11,946 / Eccles
Eccles has provided us with some mid-week cruciverbal entertainment this Wednesday. I found this to be a highly enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, just right for the middle of the working week. I found the … Read more >>
Guardian 29,598 – Brummie
A straightforward puzzle with no hidden theme that I can see, though you never know. Thanks to Brummie. Across 1 CHARGER It can energise a mobile horse (7)Double definition 5 FREIGHT Father … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,955 by NEO
Thanks to Neo for this most enjoyable puzzle.
Inquisitor 1890: Nonconformist by Hedge-sparrow
Hedge-sparrow provides this week’s IQ.
RIP – Puck – funeral details
RIP – Puck – funeral details
Funeral is on Thursday 20th February at 12 noon in Scarborough. There will be a live webcast.
Independent 11945 / Hippogryph
We have a puzzle from Hippogryph today, a setter whose puzzles I find quite difficult to solve.
Guardian Cryptic 29,597 by Philistine
A Philistine puzzle is always fun…