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…
Financial Times 17,954 by AARDVARK
On my first pass, I could not decipher a single clue in today’s puzzle from Aardvark. Uh-oh, that did not bode well for the blog . . . .
Financial Times 17,953 by PETO
PETO kicks off the week…
Independent 11,944 by Skinny
I’ve blogged Skinny puzzles before and they are always entertaining. This one was no exception.
Guardian Cryptic 29,596 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29596.
Financial Times 17,952 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 18, 2025
Guardian Quiptic 1,313/Chandler
A Quiptic from Chandler that I thought was about right for the slot, although with one or two trickier ones to stretch the solver. Could just be me being slow on the uptake … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,821/Filbert
Filbert is becoming a regular in the IoS slot. I always find this setter a challenge, but invariably a fair and enjoyable one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
Everyman 4,082 by Everyman
Everyman time once again so walk dog, grab paper, find pub, buy beer and locate the dog biscuits.
Azed 2743
We have a plain puzzle from Azed this week
Independent 11,943 by Amoeba
A new setter for me to blog. Single celled organisms are more cerebral than they used to. Happy new year to all – may peace spread faster than war. Some high quality and … Read more >>
Quick Cryptic 42 by Ludwig
This is the forty-second Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here – those rules include not posting solving times. This puzzle can be found here.