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Guardian Quiptic 1286 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Portion of money from large farm in borders of Tennessee (7) TRANCHE : RANCH(a large farm where cattle and other animals are … Read more >>
Azed 2716 – Spoonerisms
The Spoonerism puzzle is a format invented by Azed that crops up every year or so. There hasn’t been one under the exact title since number 2551 in May 2021, but the last … Read more >>
Everyman 4,055
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4055.
Independent 11,781 by Bluebird
Bluebird sets the Saturday challenge this week
Quick Cryptic 15 by Carpathian
This is the fifteenth 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.
Guardian Prize 29,428 / Imogen
Imogen makes one of his infrequent visits to the Prize slot this week, with a puzzle which I found mostly straightforward, with one or two chewy bits that I had to revisit, along … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,781 by Buccaneer
Puzzle from the FT of July 6th, 2024
Cyclops 782 – Tory cul-de-sac
Cyclops has presumably had to do some pretty nifty footwork during a six-week election campaign…and is probably feverishly working away at some new names, with a new political complexion to the government…and binning a load of his bank of clues relating to the outgoing administration…
Independent 11,780 by Phi
Happy Phiday to everyone.
Guardian 29,433 – Paul
Paul is up to his old tricks today, with multi-light answers, cross-references and a couple of outrageous “homophones”. With Enigmatist and Vlad, and now this, it’s been a tough week. Thanks to Paul … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,786 MUDD
A standard dish from MUDD this Friday. Thanks Mudd !
Guardian Cryptic 29432 Vlad
Thank you to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Value greatly as singer? (7) CHERISH : CHER(American pop singer) –ISH(suffix indicating likeness/as). 5 Compare white American coming in with sweetheart (7) BALANCE … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1649 Investigation by Ovid
Ovid supplies this week’s puzzle. Two thematic clues to investigate further, extra letters in the word play of all the across clues affecting seven cells and five down clues with additional words in … Read more >>
Independent 11,779 by Filbert
Another Filbert pushing the boundaries and making us think.