A slow solve with a lot of tricky clues and parsing – my favourites today were 25ac, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Imogen.
Independent 11,797 / Grecian
Grecian has provided this Thursday’s cruciverbal workout, and a workout indeed it was, at least for me. I really enjoyed grappling with this puzzle, which was positively teeming with flair and ingenuity. I … Read more >>
FT No 17,803 by Zamorca
A typical Zamora puzzle with a pangram. The puzzle took a lot less time to complete than it did to blog due to technical difficulties this morning, so apologies for the layout. Also, … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1652: Disappearing by Piccadilly
Hello. A nice short preamble this week, with nothing confusing:
Financial Times 17,802 by Goliath
It’s not often that we see Goliath on a Wednesday, and not often that I find him as tricky as I did this morning.
Guardian 29,449 – Pangakupu
A fairly straightforward puzzle this morning, with the four multi-light downs providing lots of helpful crossing letters. Thanks to Pangakupu. Pangakupu puzzles usually have a Maori word or phrase hidden in the grid, … Read more >>
Independent 11796 / Eccles
Every second Wednesday, Eccles comes along with an Independent cryptic puzzle to challenge us. There was good mix of vocabulary in today’s puzzle. I had LAMPOONING in at 9 across … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1865: Hero to Zero by eXternal
eXternal is a prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles with interesting themes and cluing devices. Today, the preamble told us that a letter must be reinstated in each of 36 clues. The … Read more >>
Independent 11,795 by Vigo
Vigo provides our Tuesday entertainment this week.
Guardian Cryptic 29,448 by Qaos
Qaos is the setter of the Guardian puzzle this morning.
Financial Times 17,801 by SOLOMON
Solomon is a recent addition to the FT stable, and is definitely a setter with his own style, as demonstrated by a number of today’s clues. By no means an easy solve.
Financial Times 17,800 by SLORMGORM
SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Independent 11,794/Filbert
Filbert on two consecutive days in the daily Independent. Not illegal, but certainly uncommon. A fine puzzle, which I enjoyed teasing out and finally completing. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,447 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29447.
Financial Times Sunday No.51 – News by Buccaneer
It’s been an eventful month. Here it Is in crossword form – find it to solve online at ft.com/crossword