A superb challenge from PHSSTHPOK today.
Independent 11258/ Phi
Phi gives us a good mix of entries today, most of which are well known. I liked the long anagram with the simple definition ‘now’. Given my age, I was … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,911 by Nutmeg
Lots of tricky fun – I really liked 11ac, 20ac, 1dn, and especially 22ac and 23ac. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Independent 11,257 by Bluth
Our Thursday challenge is provided by Bluth this week.
Financial Times 17,248 by BOBCAT
Bobcat is the setter in today's FT.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1563: Belief Systems by Serpent
I was double-Serpented on the weekend of the York get-together, with his Indy puzzle to blog on the Saturday, and then this EV on the Sunday…if I had a BELIEF SYSTEM that included previous lives, I would suspect I had done something wrong in one of them!
Guardian 28,910 – Pasquale
Quite a tricky one from Pasquale today, with a few obscurities and some tricky parsings. Thanks to Pasquale for the chewy challenge. Across 9 ELAN VITAL Supposed creative force that could make … Read more >>
Independent 11,256 by Eccles
Yippee! Eccles fills the mid-week spot again today.
Financial Times 17,247 by AARDVARK
Thanks to Aardvark for this morning’s puzzle.
Independent 11,255 / Hippogryph
This Tuesday’s cruciverbal treat has been provided by Hippogryph. As Tuesday is theme day, I was on the look-out from the start, and indeed Hippogryph signposts his theme in the clue at 13. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1775: The Haunted Crypt by Vagans
The Haunted Crypt by Vagans Vagans invites you to a Hallowe’en tour of the Haunted Crypt of St Something-in-the-Wardrobe. The key marks the entrance: go north and follow the rooms round clockwise. Ghouls … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,909 by Qaos
Qaos is today's Guardian setter.
Financial Times 17,246 by MOO
Today Moo delivers half-and-half: Half straightforward (but fun) and half quite the test (but fun).
Azed No. 2,629 Plain
This is my first outing blogging the venerable Azed.
Financial Times 17,245 by JASON
JASON provides the fun today….