A mixture of simpler and far trickier clues from IO this morning.
Independent 11,814 by Filbert
Filbert in his usual Wednesday slot.
Guardian 29,467 / Philistine
It’s good to be back after a few days away (my thanks to Shanne for taking over last week) and better still to find a Philistine puzzle to blog. And it’s Philistine on … Read more >>
Financial Times 17819 Gozo
Thank you to Gozo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Please excuse the unusual formatting. I’ve had to make do since my usual posting method is not working. Across Rodent, second seen in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,466 by Qaos
Apologies for a slightly hurried blog today. I enjoyed this, and particularly liked 13ac, 24ac, 5dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Qaos
Inquisitor 1868: Long Division by Kruger
Kruger, an extremely prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles. Preamble: Each clue contains a single letter misprint that needs to be rectified before solving; half of these occur in the definition and half … Read more >>
Independent 11,813 by Stetson
We welcome Stetson to the Indy today – a new setter with a blockbuster of a puzzle.
Financial Times 17,818 by AARDVARK
AARDVARK kicks off the week…
Independent 11,812/Coot
Well, that was fun. Hard fun, but fun. I did enjoy the puzzle, mainly for its great surfaces, but it took two goes to finish it off. Some distant, but perfectly fair synonyms … Read more >>
Guardian 29,465 – Dynamo
A new setter today, or at least a new pseudonym. DYNAMO is famously an anagram of MONDAY, which may be significant. This was definitely a Monday-ish puzzle (it would have been a good … Read more >>
RIP – Orlando
RIP – Orlando
Guardian Quiptic 1,291/Chandler
A carefully constructed Quiptic from Chandler for our Sunday morning entertainment. Hits the spot, I think. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,799 by Deri
Relative newbie Indy setter Deri returns
Azed 2721
Maybe I’ve only just noticed, but Azed’s crosswords nowadays frequently have two or three subtraction clues, as here. These are often quite difficult, and I didn’t find this crossword all that easy, with so many crazy words that had to be looked up in Chambers. But otherwise it was much as usual, with its sound clueing. The doubts I have expressed below may well be down to me, not to Azed.
Definitions in blue, underlined (the rest of the clues are in crimson). Anagram indicators in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(this).
Everyman 4060, Sunday 11 August 2024
What we have come to expect: not perhaps the most exciting surfaces (except for some, particularly 22dn), but plenty of ingenuity shown, and sound clues.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden, inclusion, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(like this). Link-words in green.