Fun to solve and parse – I especially enjoyed 1ac, 9ac, 1dn, and 24dn, alongside other favourites including 25ac, 28ac, and 6dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Independent 11,533 / Wiglaf
Wiglaf has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. It is a long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by this compiler. I would definitely put this towards the harder end … Read more >>
Guardian 29,187 – Picaroon
Picaroon is keeping busy, with his alter egos Rodriguez and Buccaneer having appeared yesterday in the Independent and in the FT Sunday News puzzle. No complaints from me about that, as his puzzles … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,534 by AARDVARK
Aardvark is today's setter in the FT.
Guardian Cryptic 29,186 by Sphinx
Sphinx returns six years after his debut.
Financial Times 17,533 by JULIUS
Thanks to Julius for the challenge and fun this morning.
Independent 11532 / Rodriguez
Rodriguez is a setter who appears fairly often these day. Rodriguez is one of many Independent setters, a number of whom can be seen in all of the fourteen across … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1821: Duck by Charybdis
Charybdis is a setter who appears irregularly in the Inquisitor series. He also features as Crosophile in the Independent series. We had a fairly short preamble for puzzle which stated: … Read more >>
Independent 11,531 by Mev
Mev provides our Tuesday challenge this morning.
Financial Times 17,532 by BOBCAT
The puzzle may be found at https://www.ft.com/content/641ea686-20aa-4bdd-bad0-e0d17919bf9f.
Guardian Cryptic 29,185 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29185.
Financial Times 17,531 by SLORMGORM
This week begins with a SLORMGORM…
Guardian 29,184 / Vulcan
Vulcan steps predictably into his fortnightly Monday slot. We have the usual Monday medley of charades, anagrams and double and cryptic definitions. I quite liked 1, 10, 11 and 15ac and 8 and … Read more >>
Independent 11,530 by Filbert
Another excellent puzzle with clues that were both concise and precise.