Chandler makes a rare cryptic appearance.
Financial Times 17,740 by FALCON
The puzzle opens with this announcement:
Allan Scott, who compiled nearly 400 cryptic crosswords for the FT as Falcon, has died. A regular compiler for several other newspapers, he also set many Polymaths, the FT’s Saturday general knowledge puzzle. His guiding principles were that “the shorter the clue the better” and that in the contest between compiler and solver, “the solver should always win”. He worked right up until last month. This is his penultimate cryptic puzzle.
I for one will certainly miss this setter. This posthumous offering from Falcon displays his usual solid setting style . . . ,
Financial Times 17,739 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT starts off the week…
Independent 11,734 by Gila
Monday again? Where does the time go?
Guardian Cryptic 29,387 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29387.
RIP – Allan Scott
I have just heard of the passing of Allan Scott who was a former Everyman setter. Thanks to crypticsue for the following link: RIP Allan Scott aka Campbell
Independent on Sunday 1,786 by Tack
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quiptic 1278 Picaroon
Thank you to Picaroon. Some lovely surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Beastly utterance about public house shows pizzazz (5) OOMPH : Reversal of(… about) MOO(beastly utterance, from cattle, … Read more >>
Everyman 4,047
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4047.
Azed No. 2,708 Plain
A 13 x 11 grid this week.
Independent 11,733 by Serpent
As the days get longer and longer – Serpent pops up with a puzzle to occupy some of those extended daylight hours. Always a pleasure and always a challenge. And usually something hidden … Read more >>
Guardian Quick Cryptic 7 by Carpathian
This is the seventh 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 29,380 / Picaroon
I’m wondering how many complaints there will be this week about a ‘too easy’ Prize puzzle. It took me a little while to get into this one, from one of my top favourite … Read more >>
Cyclops 778 – Republican Convict
Cyclops seems to be putting a prediction out there this fortnight…
Financial Times 17,732 by Buccaneer
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 11, 2024