A witty, fun challenge from SOLOMON who is fast becoming one of my favorite setters.
Guardian Prize Crossword 29572 / Maskarade
We have the Christmas Prize crossword this week and it’s no surprise to see Maskarade as the setter. The preamble told us that the Across solutions are all names of composers, … Read more >>
Only Connect New Year’s Eve crosswords
Anyone who watched the last Only Connect of 2024 may be wondering about the crossword which was displayed prominently in the foreground. Victoria referenced it during the show. Here are links to the … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,581 by Ludwig
A wonderful themed crossword from Ludwig.
Independent 11,929 by Eccles
Eccles, but not in his usual Wednesday slot; everything tends to move around a bit at this time of year.
Financial Times 17,938 by NEO
A fun start to my 2025 blogging experience.
Enigmatic Variations No.1674 – Bang! by Chiffchaff
Rather a long preamble for this puzzle…
Financial Times 17,937 by ARTEXLEN
Thankfully a breezy puzzle from Artexlen today.
Independent 11,928 by Raich
Raich makes his first appearance in the Indy for over 18 months to welcome in 2025 – Happy New Year to one and all!
Guardian Cryptic 29,580 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29580.
Inquisitor index: 2025
Puzzles 1889 – 1940
Independent 11,927 / Knut
Knut has provided the last puzzle of 2024, on what is Tuesday, so theme day, and we are certainly going out in style, at least cruciverbally-speaking. As I solved and then blogged this … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1887: Song 2 by eXtent
Song 2 by eXtent
Guardian 29,579 / Paul
Paul rounds off the year in party mood, with a fun puzzle, which I enjoyed solving. There were some tricky bits of parsing but also several straightforward charades to get / keep things … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,936 by STEERPIKE
I got through about two-thirds of this fine puzzle from Steerpike before I really started getting bogged down, . . .