This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Independent 12303 by Knut
As spring arrives and smiles are less forced, Knut provides the entertainment.
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 825 ) Arrogant Blight
A mild Eye puzzle. Nothing terribly hard, but some lovely surface readings to the clues as usual.
Guardian Prize 29948 / Boatman
This week’s Guardian prize puzzle is set by Boatman, so we can be assured of some quirky clues.
Listener 4908 Dilemma by Oyler
Dilemma is a purely numerical puzzle, very neatly constructed
Listener 4908 Dilemma by Oyler, blog by Oyler
Were you swithering with the jeopardy of dilemma? Blog by Oyler
Independent 12,302 by Phi
It’s Phi-day 13th! A scary puzzle?
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,953 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29953.
Financial Times 18,317 by XELA
A typical fun XELA offering, on Friday the Thirteenth.
Independent 12,301 / Quince
Quince, a compiler whose work I am not that familiar with, has provided our cruciverbal challenge this Thursday morning.
Financial Times 18,316 by STEERPIKE
Steerpike is this morning’s inquisitor in the FT.
Guardian 29,952 / Paul
It’s Paul in the Thursday slot…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1736: Crack Up by Shark
Hi everyone. Sometimes a crossword brings you joy, sometimes double joy. This one also left me with an earworm, which may be deducible from my final comments.
Financial Times 18,315 by IO
A tricky but very enjoyable puzzle from IO this morning.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,951 by Pasquale
A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 10ac, 13ac, 7dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale