I cannot recall seeing Carpathian in the Prize slot before, although she is a familiar presence in the Quiptic. Apart from a couple of less familiar terms, this offering struck me as relatively straightforward.
Financial Times 17,701 by Neo
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 6, 2024
Guardian jumbo prize crossword No 29,344: Physical and Human by Maskarade
It’s Easter, so we were expecting a Maskarade special and we weren’t disappointed.
Independent 11,702 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Financial Times 17,706 GUY
A devious challenge from GUY
Guardian Cryptic 29,355 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29355.
Independent 11,701 / Bluth
Bluth has provided his latest creation for our cruciverbal delight this Thursday. And what a delight it was! I had lots of fun solving this puzzle, which kept me busy for quite some … Read more >>
Guardian 29,354 / Jack
Looking back on my previous blogs of Jack’s puzzles, I see that I have twice said, ‘A fairly tricky but enjoyable and rewarding challenge, meticulously clued, with excellent surfaces, from Jack’, which once … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,705 PETO
Peto is the setter in today's FT.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1636: Mislaid by Luxor
Hello everyone. A cracking puzzle from Luxor!
General Discussion
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Independent 11700 / Filbert
Filbert’s puzzle falls on a Wednesday this week. I thought this puzzle was slightly towards the easier end of Filbert’s spectrum, but that is just a personal opinion and other … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,704 by MONK
A most enjoyable challenge from Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 29,353 by Pangakupu
Some clever surfaces and tricky parsing – my favourites were 6ac, 22ac, 9dn, 16dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Pangakupu for the puzzle
Inquisitor 1849: Farm Sail by Ifor
We have a puzzle from Ifor which means there will be a quirky theme The preamble was quite short and told us that before solving a letter must ascend from … Read more >>