Is it Groundhog Month? This time last year I had a Claw October Genius to blog, I went to the Times Champs and met Claw at the pub afterwards, and then met him again at the York get-together… Can you guess what happened this year?!
Everyman 4,071 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4071.
Independent cryptic No. 11,877 by Methuselah
Good morning fellow solvers
A themed grid from Methuselah, with working out the theme arguably more fiendish than the crossword itself. Never have I been more grateful to be part of the Indy blogging team, who have the pleasure of receiving these a bit in advance of publication!
Quick Cryptic 31 by Carpathian
This is the thirty-first 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. There is a summary of the tricks used in the first six months here. This puzzle can be found here.
Guardian Prize 29,524 / Brummie
I would normally take the Guardian puzzle with me on a train journey but last Saturday the journey was to the S and B at York and it was my blog and so … Read more >>
Cyclops 790 – Supreme Election-Denier
Cyclops has some depressingly doom-laden (if they come true) prophecies this fortnight…
Financial Times 17,878 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 27, 2024
Guardian Cryptic 29529 Qaos
Thank you to Qaos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Love games helping with theatre work (9) OPERATION : O(letter representing 0/love in tennis scores) + PE(abbrev. for “physical education”, a … Read more >>
Independent 11,876 by Phi
Our regular Phiday morning wake-up call.
Financial Times 17,883 by SOLOMON
A fun puzzle from SOLOMON!
Enigmatic Variations 1665 Untitled by Luxor
A regular alphabetical jigsaw with a title to find from a single letter from each column. Sounds interesting. As with any unnumbered puzzle the key is to solve enough clues to start grid … Read more >>
Independent 11,875 by Bluth
Bluth makes a welcome appearance today.
Financial Times 17,882 by BOBCAT
A toughie from Bobcat this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,528 by Brockwell
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29528.
A little bit of decorum please
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Wednesday October 30th 2024 saw the publication of a Guardian Cryptic puzzle by the virtually unknown setter Ludwig.
It turns out that there was a previous Ludwig puzzle on Wednesday September 25th.
It further transpires that the answers to both puzzles are the same though the clues are, almost entirely, different.
It put me in mind of Inquisitor 1266 on Saturday February 2nd 2013 and Inquisitor 1267 on Saturday February 9th 2013.
Please can I take the opportunity to remind people that this is a friendly, well-mannered site where everyone should be expected to treat others with respect and is entitled to respect in return.