JASON kicks things off this Monday morning…
General Discussion
This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 19/06/2023 can be found here. New comments can be posted here.
Guardian Cryptic 29,100 by Vulcan
My favourites today were 1ac, 11ac, and 25ac. Thanks to Vulcan
Quiptic 1,231 by Chandler
Chandler has set a fair Quiptic.
Independent 11,446 by Filbert
Monday and it’s Filbert again, never an easy task from a blogging point of view.
Independent on Sunday 1,738 by Mev
The puzzle is available here.
Azed No. 2,660 Plain
A standard 12 x 12 plain puzzle, following last week’s competition.
Everyman 3,999
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3999.
Independent 11,445 by Serpent
The puzzle is available here.
Financial Times 17,439 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 10, 2023
Guardian Prize 29,093 / Paul
Last Saturday’s Prize puzzle presented something of a shock to Guardian solvers. Several commenters recently have said that they failed to see the ‘Special Instructions’ in some puzzles. This time, ‘In memory of … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,444 by STEERPIKE
An interesting challenge from STEERPIKE this Friday.
Everyman 001 / 12th August 1945
Everyman No 1 (New Series) – published 12th August 1945 The Guardian website has recently published this puzzle, possibly in relation to Everyman 4000 due to be published in The Observer very soon … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,098 by Paul
An enjoyable mix of clues, including some quite tricky parsing. My favourites were 10ac, 11ac, 18/5, and 3dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Independent 11,444 by Phi
Our Phiday challenge to round off the week.