Ah, Monsieur l’EV Editor, two cartes blanche in as many weeks – you do spoil us! The only PROBLEM is that it is my turn to blog…
Independent 11,838 by Knut
Midweek entertainment from Knut today.
Financial Times 17,845 by BASILISK
Great start to the day from Basilisk.
Guardian Cryptic 29,491 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29491.
Guardian Cryptic 29,490 by Matilda
Apologies for the lateness and the brevity – I realised there was obviously a problem with the regular blogger and contacted Ken around lunchtime to ask if he knew anything, so I’m blogging at speed.
Financial Times 17844 Mudd
Thank you to Mudd. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Magnificent items referring to type of melon (7) REGALIA : RE(with reference to/referring to) GALIA(a hybrid melon that is sweet and … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1872: The Siege by The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts, a visitor on average about once a year. Preamble: Five clues are normal, but their answers must be entered thematically. From the answer to each other clue, a … Read more >>
Independent 11,837 by Coot
Coot fills the Tuesday slot this week in the Indy.
Financial Times 17,843 by GURNEY
GURNEY kicks off the week…
Independent 11,836 by Nitsy
This was a gentle but enjoyable puzzle. All the clues were very sound and well-constructed.
Guardian Cryptic 29,489 by Dynamo
An enjoyable mix of clues and a number of nice surfaces in Dynamo’s second Monday appearance. I particularly liked 11ac, 2dn, 3dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Dynamo
Guardian Quiptic 1,295/Hectence
Hectence is one of our long-standing Quiptic setters and brings us this Sunday’s offering. First off, it’s a pangram: all 26 letters feature, and this is itself a feature of all Hectence’s Quiptic … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,803 by Filbert
Filbert on Sunday this week, why do I struggle with his crosswords?
Everyman 4,064 by Everyman
Apart from one or two small criticisms that appear in the blog, this is a good well-constructed crossword. Everyman seems to be paying more attention to the surfaces of his clues nowadays. It’s quite impressive that he manages to produce a pleasant crossword week after week, with all the restrictions that he imposes on himself (the rhyming pairs, the first letters clue, the self-reference).
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden, juxtaposition, etc) in italics. Anagrams shown (like this)* or *(like this). Link-words in green.
Azed 2725
We have a plain puzzle from Azed this week. There didn’t seem to be as many really obscure entries this week compared to some others. However the 1 across and … Read more >>