My first Mudd blog in over three years
Guardian 28,875 / Picaroon
Picaroon’s name on a puzzle is a welcome sight on a grey morning and he’s on top form today. I found this an enjoyable challenge, with a medley of clue types: a couple … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1557 Or Do They? by POAT
My first blog since the EV left the telegraph puzzle’s site – as did I, though still with several months of paid subscription left. Straight clues, an un-clued entry then a series of … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,202 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 17, 2022 I saw 1a (HASTINGS) immediately and the whole puzzle came together quickly. My favourites are 13 (ROUGH-HEWN) for sheer cleverness, 23 (IMPERIOUS) for … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,211 by MONK
Doable, but you will need to put your thinking cap on! Thank you Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 28,874 by Vlad
Had a quick start before getting stuck quite a few times . Favourites were 8ac, 13ac, 18ac, 4dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Independent 11220 / Eccles
It’s an Eccles puzzle today We know where we stand with Eccles; no themes, no NINAs, just good smooth clues leading to fairly well known entries. TAPIOCA brought back some … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1769: VI Fun by Wiglaf
We have a Wiglaf puzzle today. Wiglaf is a fairly regular setter of Independent daily puzzles, but it is over three years since we last had a Wiglaf Inquisitor. The … Read more >>
Independent 11,219 by Mev
Mev is a relatively new and infrequent setter at the Indy, but one worth looking out for.
Guardian 28,873 – Brummie
I seemed to be very much on Brummie’s wavelength this morning and got through this pretty quickly. No theme that I can see, but you never know… Thanks to Brummie. Across 1 … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,210 by MOO
Thanks to MOO. As ever, I look forward to the comments. Unless I missed some wordplay, this puzzle leaned heavily into cryptic definitions. ACROSS 1 GRANDPA Relative seen in August each year (7) … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,623 Plain
I found it harder than usual to get started on this, but once I had a few crossers it all started to fall into place. Thank you Azed.
Financial Times 17,209 by GAFF
GAFF kicks things off this Monday morning…
Quiptic 1,193 by Chandler
A good example of a Quiptic, with clear clues and nothing too obscure.
Independent 11,218/Italicus
Italicus is featuring regularly as the Monday setter these days. This was a well-constructed puzzle with some clever twists, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>