Paul is today's Guardian setter.
Independent 11,711 / Filbert
Filbert has produced this week’s Tuesday puzzle, on what we know is typically theme day. Today’s theme revolves around the many and varied meanings of “bob” at 17, and it is something of … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1851: National Treasures by Pointer
National Treasures by Pointer
When all answers have been entered, the contents of three cells must be changed so that the corresponding down entries become words appearing in the third verse of a poem, each word described by the same adjective. The across entries remain real words, with the poet, who must be highlighted, linking the altered cells. In the final grid, a continuous line must be drawn joining the silvered cells, showing what could be referred to by a three-word phrase later in the verse.
Independent 11,711 by Filbert
Filbert tests the old grey matter today…..
Guardian Cryptic 29,364 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29364.
Financial Times 17,715 by SLORMGORM
Commendable work as usual from Slormgorm. Half of this was entirely straightforward . . .
Financial Times 17,714 by ZAMORCA
ZAMORCA kicks off the week…
Independent 11,710 by Mog
This was a very entertaining puzzle from a setter I've not seen before, although I can see there have been other puzzles.
Guardian 29,363 / Vulcan
Vulcan steps into his regular fortnightly Monday slot. A typical Monday medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions. I had ticks for the anagrams at 11ac (BEDLINGTON) and 23ac (PLASTICINE), the succinct … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,782 by Kairos
The puzzle is available to download or solve online here.
Quiptic 1,274 by Chandler
A fun Sunday morning Quiptic from Chandler.
Azed 2704
A slightly unusual grid, with 90-degree symmetry, and a large cross of bars in the centre that might have tended to break the puzzle into isolated corners, but Azed has avoided this with … Read more >>
Everyman 4,043
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4043.
Independent 11,709 by Methuselah
This was one of the hardest puzzles I’ve been scheduled to blog for a long time. Some of it was self-inflicted. Solving started well. Thank goodness there was an easy one to get … Read more >>
Guardian Quick Cryptic 3 by Carpathian
This is the third Guardian Quick Cryptic, this one published on Saturday 20 April, a 11 x 11 crossword designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords.