An enjoyable mix of clues, with several that I found quite tricky to parse. My favourites were 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
Financial Times 18,292 by GOZO
Gozo is this morning’s setter.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1732: Protection By Check
Hello all. No kitties were harmed in the writing of this blog …
Guardian 29,927 – Carpathian
Carpathian is also a regular setter of the Quiptic and the Quick Cryptic, and there are plenty of clues here that would be suitable for beginners, but all nicely done. Thanks to Carpathian.
Independent 12276 / Eccles
The usual sound crossword from Eccles today.
Financial Times 18,291 by GOLIATH
A top class puzzle from Goliath.
Inquisitor 1945: Amicable by Warlock
We have a puzzle from a new setter, Warlock, this week. It will be interesting to see what he / she has to offer.
Independent 12,275 by Knut
Knut provides our Tuesday morning amusement.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,926 by Qaos
Qaos is this morning’s setter.
Financial Times 18,290 by PETO
I have rather a stupefying cold today, so I cannot tell whether this puzzle was hard or I was enfeebled or some combination of the two.
Spectator 2736 – Jammy by Fieldfare
The 15×15 Spectator blogging schedule pits me against (shurely ‘with’, Ed) Fieldfare again…what kind of JAMMY are we after here – jammy as in lucky? jammy as in filled like a doughnut?…
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,925 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29925.
Financial Times 18,289 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
MyCrossword No 4 by Iguess
This was my first go at a puzzle on MyCrossword and I found it to be fairly tricky.
Independent 12,274 by Jeemz
Jeemz is a new setter in the Independent