A themed puzzle published to coincide with the 55th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon.
Independent 11,792 / Stamp
Stamp has provided today’s puzzle, displacing Phi from the Friday slot, to mark an important date in the sporting calendar: the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this evening. Stamp has … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,798 by GAFF
A solid offering from GAFF this Friday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,445 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29445.
Guardian 29,444 / Tramp
I’m always pleased to see Tramp’s name on a puzzle, especially when I’m blogging it. I hope some of those who have felt a bit battered by some of the puzzles lately will … Read more >>
Independent 11791 / Tack
I think this is Tack’s second Independent crossword after a Sunday puzzle in May this year. After the gentle music of Ronald Binge yesterday, we have a completely different genre … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1651: Upwardly Mobile By Luxor
After ‘Death on the Nile‘ two weeks ago, we have moved up to Luxor…
Guardian Cryptic 29,443 by Pasquale
Fun and tricky in parts – my favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 23ac, 8dn, and 10dn. Thanks to Pasquale
Independent 11,790 by Kairos
Kairos usually appears in the Independent a few times a year (often on Sundays), but this is the first time I’ve met him in my blog slot.
Financial Times 17,796 by IO
Thanks to IO for the fun this morning.
Inquisitor 1864: Lady’s Man by Fer-de-lance
Snakes alive! Preamble: Two intimately connected names, each of three words, appear in the grid and partially overlap, resulting in clashes in a number of cells. The non-clashing letters in the names … Read more >>
Independent 11,789 by Phi
Phi on a Tuesday!!? What is the world coming to?
Guardian 29,442 – Vlad
I’m feeling well and truly impaled by this morning’s puzzle, with lots of tricky (though of course ingenious) clues. There are a couple that I haven’t been able to parse, and I don’t … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,794 by PETO
PETO kicks off the week…