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…
Independent 11,788 by Crosophile
Crosophile returns for the first time since January
Guardian Cryptic 29,441 by Anto
Anto is the Monday setter this week.
Guardian Prize Puzzle 29,440
**UPDATE**
RIP – Andy Stewart
RIP – Andy Stewart Andy Stewart, who set as Dysart has passed away. He produced 18 Listener crosswords and 14 Inquistor crosswords and appeared in the Enigmatic Variations, the Magpie and the Crossword … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,287/Hectence
A Quiptic from Hectence that took me a while to get into, but which fell out nicely in the end. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Everyman 4056
Nice sound crossword with quite a few double definitions here, I thought — not perhaps too many, though. They are usually easy for the solver because it’s generally pretty obvious what has to be done, and they are often easy for the setter since one only has to find some appropriate synonyms.
Definitions underlined, in crimson. Indicators (homophone, hidden, juxtaposition, etc.) in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(like this). Link-words in green.
Independent on Sunday 1,795 by Wire
So it’s Wire today
Azed No. 2,717 Plain
A plain puzzle from Azed.
Independent No.11,787 by Punk
Today’s grid is supplied by Punk.
Quick Cryptic 16 by Picaroon
This is the sixteenth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. The puzzle can be found here.