ARTEXLEN kicks off the week…
Independent 11,728 by Wire
This was an enjoyable and challenging puzzle from Wire.
Guardian Cryptic 29,381 by Paul
A rare Monday outing for Paul.
Guardian Quiptic 1,277/Pasquale
Since Alan Connor took over as editor of the Guardian stable crosswords – the daily cryptic, the Quiptic and the Everyman – I’ve noticed a real consistency to the Quiptic puzzles. That’s mainly … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,785/Filbert
A tricky little number from Filbert this morning, I thought. Your experience may have differed, of course. I’ll leave you to mull over this one while I go and blog the Quiptic. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Everyman 4,046
Another Bank Holiday weekend, another chance to walk the dog and do the Everyman in the pub over a beer or two
Azed 2707
Azed gives us a plain competition puzzle this week where solvers are asked to write a clue for the entry at 5 down. This was a typical Azed crossword with … Read more >>
Independent No. 11,727 by Bluth
Morning everyone, and happy Saturday
My third outing blogging a grid by Bluth, who is normally a setter I enjoy solving with their gentle style and clever clue constructions.
Guardian Quick Cryptic 6 by Maskarade
Financial Times (Jumbo) 17,725 by Julius
My first blog of an FT puzzle – it seems they put out an extra cryptic last weekend, a 23×23 Jumbo, presumably for all that extra time people would have on their hands with the Bank Holiday! The regular FT blogger couldn’t fit this into his schedule, so he put it out to tender…
FT 17,726 by Pedrock
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 4, 2024
Guardian Prize 29,374 / Brockwell
Brockwell seems to be a fairly recent addition to The Guardian stable of setters, but I have blogged quite a few crosswords set under his alter ego Grecian in The Independent series. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29379 Pasquale
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. ACROSS 1. Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6) CALICO : Reversal of(… rejected) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus … Read more >>
Independent 11,726 by Phi
It’s the end of the week and who do we expect to be setting the puzzle today……
Financial Times 17,731 LEONIDAS
A tough puzzle from LEONIDAS this Friday.