Gemelo has settled nicely into his slot. I enjoyed this. No major criticisms and good surfaces, everything sound so far as I can see.
Definitions underlined, in crimson. anagram indicators in italics.
Guardian Genius 266 – Claw
The special instructions are slightly mysterious, though with enough information to get us started:
Listener 4880: Listen! by ‘Eck
7Hold on to your seats, this puzzle (by ‘eck) is quite a ride.
Independent 12,135 by Quince
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi all. There is a lot of quality on show in this puzzle and I’m struggling to decide what to highlight here. I suppose I could just mention the very first clue
Guardian Quick Cryptic 74 by Dice
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize crossword No 29,781 by Enigmatist
Apart from a few more challenging words, I found this less daunting than most Enigmatist offerings, but with plenty of the characteristic inventiveness nonetheless.
Cyclops 811 – Wellness Mantra
We all need a bit of wellness in our lives, and where better to start than with a Cyclops puzzle…they should be available on the NHS…
Listener No 4880, “Listen!” by ’Eck
I sat opposite ‘Eck at the last Listener get-together in Farringdon a few weeks back. At some point he told me that he had a puzzle coming soon. Of course, what he should’ve told me was that…
Guardian No 29,786 by Kite
A tricky solve with some tough parsing – my favourites were 29ac, 14dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Kite for the puzzle.
Independent 12,134 by Phi
It’s the end of the week and as expected we have a Phi to solve and blog.
Financial Times 18,147 by ZAMORCA
A very gentle puzzle from ZAMORCA this Friday .
Independent 12,133 / Wiglaf
Wiglaf has served up his latest puzzle for our entertainment today.
Guardian 29,785 – Tramp
Thanks to Tramp for a fun puzzle with some typically inventive clues, including a couple of nice anagrams.
I was short of time for the blog this morning, so please excuse any (inevitable) errors and omissions.
Financial Times 18,146 by JULIUS
Julius is the Thursday setter in the FT
Enigmatic Variations No. 1708: Two Domains by Kcit
Hello one, hello all. The preamble: From the answers in each column, two letters are removed, one to the top row, one to the bottom. Where there are two entries in a … Read more >>