It’s the end of the week and once again, we have a Phi to solve. No complaints at all.
Guardian 29,283 – Fed
Quite an easy one for a Friday, I thought, but neatly clued and with some nice touches. Thanks to Fed. Across 8,9 NO‑CLAIMS BONUS Musical snob on convoluted reason cover can be discounted? … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,633 by NEO
A good challenge from NEO this Friday.
Financial Times 17,632 GUY
A typical Guy puzzle today.
Independent 11,629 / Mev
Mev has provided today’s teaser to keep the old brain ticking over on this cold winter’s day. I found this to be towards the hard end of the Indy spectrum in terms of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29282 Paul
Thank you to Paul. This is one for the birds. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Little character shown by husband in corporation occupying permanent residence (3,5) TOM THUMB : [ … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1624: Shadows by Skylark
Hi everyone. Skylark invites us to play in a world of shadows …
Financial Times 17,631 by IO
Many thanks to IO for this morning’s challenge.
Independent 11628 / Filbert
Wednesday is usually a theme free day in the Independent cryptic series where we get excellent crosswords focused on the clues and the entries. Filbert continues the Wednesday tradition with … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,281 by Jack
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29281.
Inquisitor 1837: Sea Air by Chalicea
Chalicea has been setting Inquisitor puzzles since 2011 and this is her thirtieth in her own name. Chalicea tends to come up with quirky themes and has done so … Read more >>
Guardian 29,280 / Picaroon
Picaroon puzzles are coming thick and fast these days – it’s just a week since the last one and this is the third already this year. I’m not one to complain … Our … Read more >>
Independent 11,627 by Atrica
Atrica shows up around here every couple of months, often on a Tuesday.
Financial Times 17,630 by SLORMGORM
I zipped through about half of this before getting really bogged down on some tough/witty clues, then having the last few solutions fall rather quickly into place. Hats off to Slormgorm.
Potential new feature – **UPDATE**
Thanks for all the responses. Clearly the overwhelming response is a BIG THUMBS DOWN. And this idea is now dead in the water.