Financial Times 13,659 / Dante
Prize Puzzle from the Monday April 4 FT If you like cryptic definitions, there are some sterling examples here. I particularly liked 14 down; 27 across and 11 across were also pleasing. Across … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,668 / Falcon
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. First, no puzzle available last night at the FT website and then no copies of the paper itself at my station this morning. Online matters … Read more >>
Guardian 25,296 by Araucaria
I note the number of times in this post that I have added a note on the definition, more often because of obliqueness than obscurity. … I am fortunate to draw another very … Read more >>
Independent 7642/Anax
Solving time : Absolutely ages. There was a time when I went eagerly to Anax’s crosswords but recently they seem to have been becoming so impossibly difficult that I tend not to do … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,658 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 2 Here’s another elegant puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues this time are 1A (SYBARITIC), 11A (LEGISLATOR), 20A (ANTI), 21D (TWERP) and 24D (HAUL). 13D … Read more >>
Guardian 25,295 / Arachne
An enjoyable and fairly easy puzzle from Arachne today. Across 9. HOT POTATO HOT = “popular” + POTATO = “King Edward?”; Definition: “Sensitive matter” 10. ANIME A followed by EMIN = “modern artist” … Read more >>
Independent 7636 by Dac
The usual exquisite clueing by Dac, some fantastic surfaces but lovely stuff as ever, one of his more gentle offerings. Sorry this is a bit rushed, so a fairly bare-boned blog today. Across … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,667 by Cinephile
Yet another enjoyable puzzle from Cinephile, a nice mix of devices and a consistent level of difficulty across the puzzle. One or two clues, particularly a dodgy homophone raised an eyebrow, but not sufficiently ‘off piste’ … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1171 – And a Prayer by Nutmeg
What rotten luck, to have to blog a reasonably difficult Inquisitor in a week where I had to drive to both Galway and Dublin for “all day” appointments. When I finally got time … Read more >>
Independent 7,640 / Scorpion – never a dull moment!
This was my first attempt at blogging a Scorpion puzzle, and as soon as I noticed there was a theme, I wondered if I’d make my blogging deadline: I tend to relish thematic … Read more >>
Financial Times 13666 Neo
Completed this faster than I expected. Some nice &lits and misdirections here. Thanks Neo for an enjoyable puzzle. A numerology believer (which I’m not) might find some significance in the number of this … Read more >>
Guardian 25294 Pasquale – Green Eggs & Ham
One of the fun things I do every Tuesday while I solve is to think of a suitable title to the blog which should be relevant, witty or otherwise add value to the … Read more >>
Independent 7639 by Klingsor
Enjoyable puzzle from Klingsor. I found it very much on the easy side of the Indy spectrum, 21 mins. No theme or Nina that I spotted but as always happy to be … Read more >>
Guardian 25,293 / Rufus
Apologies for the rather late post. I somehow managed, in transferring my blog, to delete it – twice! – so more apologies for any mistakes I may have made in my haste. It’s … Read more >>
Cyclops 440: Self-referential
I thought this was a pretty straightforward Cyclops — solved in one easy session (not meaning to sound smug, of course). Clues that made me smile included 13a and 23a. Across 1 CYCLOPS … Read more >>