A fun solve – my favourites were 9ac, 27ac, 16dn, and 23dn…
Independent 12127 / Dalibor
Dalibor is a setter whose puzzles are seen frequently at Setters and Bloggers events. I believe he has been ill for some time and has been unable to attend the events in person. He also sets a few Independent puzzles.
Financial Times 18,139 by STEERPIKE
Steerpike is today's setter.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1707: Crassword by Stick Insect
A quick check – no, this isn’t the Grauniad, so that probably isn’t just a typo in CRASSWORD…
Independent 12,126 by Eccles
Eccles continues in his regular Wednesday slot.
Financial Times 18,138 by IO
IO is a bit gentler today (and has been for his last few appearances).
Guardian 29,778 – Yank
I found this quite hard to get into, and some clues took me a while to parse even when I had the answer. Unsurprisingly there are a few American references that may be unfamiliar. Thanks to Yank for the puzzle,
New Search Facility
In response to this comment from nearly three years ago.
I have implemented a new plugin to replace the standard WordPress search.
Inquisitor 1920: Sunken Island by The Ace of Hearts
It looks like we see The Ace of Hearts about once a year.
Preamble: One letter must be added to each clue to enable solving; in clue order these letters spell the first ten words of a quotation from a film (available on the IMDb website).
Financial Times 18,137 by JASON
Thank you to Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Independent 12,125 by Atrica
Atrica sets the Tuesday challenge this week.
Cryptic crossword No 29,777 by Philistine
Philistine is today’s setter.
Financial Times 18,136 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 12,124 by Hoskins
This was a fairly gentle puzzle with no particularly difficult clues.
Cryptic crossword No 29,776 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29776.