Brisk workout from STEERPIKE this Friday.
Independent 11,605 / Bluth
Bluth has set today’s cruciverbal challenge, on a more unusual grid that accommodates a wide variety of word lengths. The fact that the solutions to the perimeter clues are divided between two grid … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,606 BUCCANEER
Buccaneer is today's FT setter.
Guardian Cryptic 29,259 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29259.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1620: Land Race by Kruger
Hello everybody. As this is my last 225 blog before CHARTISMS, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all you lovely people peace and joy. Now, onto the joy of another entertaining EV …
Guardian 29,258 / Qaos
It was something of a relief, as well as the usual pleasure, to find a Qaos puzzle today: we haven’t had one since September and I was beginning to be concerned. There are … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,605 by BASILISK
Lucky me to get to blog two Basilisk puzzles in a row.
Independent 11604 / Umpire
Umpire is a fairly new setter in the Independent stable, with a few puzzles appearing in the past 12 months. I found this quite difficult, but very fair. The only … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1833: £25 Club by Vismut
Vismut sets the Inquisitor this week with a puzzle entitled £25 Club. The preamble was fairly short and told us that "Grid cells for thematic requirements, which are answers to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,257 by Pasquale
A slow and tricky solve today. My favourites were 21ac, 12dn, and 1dn and 22dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle
Independent 11,603 by Wire
Wire continues his (roughly) once-a-month appearances with today’s puzzle.
Financial Times 17,604 by FALCON
Another solid puzzle from Falcon . . .
Financial Times 17,603 by GUY
GUY provides Monday’s entertainment…
Quiptic 1,257 by Pasquale
One of Crosswordland’s best-known setters (under various names) provides our Quiptic today.
Independent 11,602 by Hoskins
I found this mostly on the easy side with a few that I struggled to get at the end.