Weekend puzzle from the FT of April 16, 2023
Guardian Cryptic 29050 Picaroon
Apoloogies, all, for the late posting. Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. As mentioned in 9 down, there are 10 (past and present) members of “a House Divided”, refering … Read more >>
Independent 11,396 by Phi
Happy Phiday to everyone.
Financial Times 17,393 by MUDD
An interesting challenge from MUDD today. Unsure about a couple of solves/parsing.
Guardian 29,039 / Maskarade
Sorry, I scheduled this post but it was still a draft so didn’t auto-publish! This was definitely challenge worthy of a long weekend – thanks, Maskarade! There was no real guesswork to the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1585 Proclamation by Chalicea
Normal clues – one word that is missing twice from a proclamation to be completed around the perimeter and the author’s surname to be highlighted. Definitely an entry level puzzle – reminded me … Read more >>
Independent 11,395 by Rodriguez
Rodriguez provides today’s challenge.
Financial Times 17,392 by GURNEY
Gurney provides this morning's FT puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 29,049 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29049.
Independent 11,394 / Eccles
Eccles has provided our mid-week entertainment today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, just right for the time I have available to solve and blog on a Wednesday. That said, I … Read more >>
Guardian 29,048 / Imogen
Imogen fills the midweek slot, with a puzzle which I really enjoyed. We have a medley of straightforward charades and anagrams, some with ingenious indicators, and some less familiar words, with neat surfaces … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,391 by CHALMIE
A most enjoyable puzzle from Chalmie, as ever.
Inquisitor 1798: A Change of Pace by Gila
Ah, it’s one of those puzzles: Answers – each of 7 letters – start or end in the correspondingly numbered cell and must be entered either clockwise or anticlockwise, connecting to the central … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,047 by Pangakupu
Took a while to solve, and longer to parse. Favourites 11ac, 24ac, and especially 17ac. Thanks to Pangakupu for the puzzle
Independent 11393 / Crosophile
It’s Tuesday and it’s a puzzle with Crosophile as the setter. Tuesday is theme day and Crosophile often includes a theme even when his puzzles don’t appear on a Tuesday. … Read more >>