An anniversary puzzle from GAFF for this bank holiday Monday…
Independent 11,428 by Gila
Another Bank Holiday and we have Gila making an occasional visit to our side. Seems like only yesterday I was blogging. Oh it was.
Guardian Quiptic 1,228/Matilda
Top puzzle, that. Clearly clued and with concise and meaningful surface readings. Brava, Matilda. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,082 by Anto
Anto is your setter this bright Monday morning.
Everyman 3,996
I always seem to be saying this, but Everyman’s crosswords get better and better. Apart from my doubts over the STRADIVARI clue, which I may well be wrong on, he has produced a set of sound clues with good surfaces and also managed to include all the trademarks seamlessly: the rhyming pairs, the self-referential clue and the first letters clue.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, reversal, missing letters, etc.) in italics. Link-words in green. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(like this).
Financial Times Sunday No.5 – News by Buccaneer
Today’s entry in the FT’s Sunday series is the May edition of the monthly News Puzzle, this time brought to us by Buccaneer. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or via the FT’s smartphone app.
Independent on Sunday 1,735 by Coot
Unbelievable ….
Azed No. 2,657 Plain
A plain puzzle from Azed.
Independent No. 11,427 by Tyrus
Hello everyone. A puzzle from Tyrus today.
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 753 ) Sunny Subversive
Another burst of salacious school days humour and political satirising to brighten our fortnight. This time with added references to an old-time glam-rocker. It’s as if the puzzle was specifically constructed to someone … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,420 by Julius
Weekend puzzle from the FT of May 20, 2023
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,075 by Picaroon (20 May 2023)
A first glance at the clues shows that 11A is going to be the key to this puzzle…as it is cross-referenced in no fewer than fifteen other clues!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1590 – Anthology by Charybdis
“Clues are presented in conventional order. Solvers should initially add vertical bars. The four answers to obelised clues stand for two words from a traditional saying. Two adjacent words (ten cells) from this saying can be found in the grid. Solvers must remove two vertical bars, add an extra one, and alter the contents of eight cells to reveal the ANTHOLOGY. Two examples (3 and 3) must then be highlighted at the beginning and end of the ten cells along with seven other examples (in all, 45 cells).”
Guardian Cryptic 29,080 by Tramp
Tramp is today's Guardian setter.
Independent 11426 / Phi
Not surprisingly, given that it is a Friday, we have a puzzle from Phi. Phi often has themes within his grids and today he gave us one . I doubt if … Read more >>