Found this quite tricky after a quick start. My favourites were 18ac, 24/25, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
Independent 12194 / Phi
Phi challenges us in his usual way this Friday
Financial Times 18,207 by SOLOMON
A fitting end to the work week from SOLOMON!
Independent 12,193 by Bluth
Our Thursday challenge from Bluth.
Guardian 29,845 – Fed
An enjoyable puzzle with a few tricky parsings that were fun to work out. Thanks to Fed.
Financial Times 18,206 by GUY
Guy is the setter this morning.
Enigmatic Variations No.1718 – Wanted by Kruger
“Each clue contains an extra word that must be removed before solving. In clue order, these words contribute letters to a phrase in one of two ways; in eight cases the first and last letters are used and in the remainder the position of the word within the clue indicates the position of the required letter within that word. This phrase identifies the eight unclued entries and solvers must highlight two clued entries that were, in the first instance, associated with them. Contents of the grey cells can be arranged to give what was WANTED which must be written below the grid. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Financial Times 18,205 by IO
A tough challenge from IO this morning.
Independent 12,192 by Eccles
It’s Wednesday and we are more than pleased to have another Eccles to blog.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,844 by Boatman
Boatman is this morning’s setter.
Independent 12,191 / Bluebird
There was a lot of fun to be had in this puzzle by Bluebird, set on a grid that accommodates a lot of shorter entries.
Inquisitor 1931: Take Your Partners by Nimrod
Take Your Partners by Nimrod
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,843 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29843.
Financial Times 18,204 by MUDD
I usually find Mudd rather breezy and accessible, but I never really hit my stride on today’s puzzle. Except for one minor note, I think the clues are all right, so I am not sure what all my plodding was about.