If you will indulge me, let me tell you a story.
Everyman 4,118
A standard-issue Everyman
Gemelo 9
Gemelo has set a puzzle where he has imposed constraints upon the words he can use in each clue. Every clue is constructed from words of the same length as the associated entry.
Puzzles for the York S&B
We have previously organised blogging puzzles that setters have submitted for a number of S&B get togethers. Once again, we have a small team who have offered to help.
Independent 12,159 by Filbert
A nice little nut of a puzzle that needed cracking
Guardian Quick Cryptic 78 by Pangakupu
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Guardian Prize 29805 / Enigmatist
We have an Enigmatist puzzle in the prize slot today. If you like a challenge then Enigmatist is the setter for you
Listener 4884 by Sabre
Broad smiles around the world when we see ‘Sabre’ on the top line, and a few shaky knees too, as we realise we are, as usual, facing a Sabresque challenge.
Listener No 4884, “Spyder” by Sabre
Sabre’s first Listener was waaaaay back in 1970, and this was his 75th solo effort — others were in collaboration, including no. 3000. This year’s puzzle had a slightly odd grid with gaps between a lot of cells and ticks around the perimeter. (And did Sabre have a competition with ‘Eck for the number of steps required to finish!)
Independent 12,158 by Phi
Unfortunately we missed blogging the burger puzzle last week. What is in store for us today?
Guardian 29,810 / Pangakupu
Pangakupu rounds off the week with an enjoyable challenge.
Financial Times 18,171 by SOLOMON
A solid challenge from SOLOMON!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1712: Obstacle Courses by Luxor
Hello. Sorry this post is a little later than normal. I thought I’d managed to schedule it last night, but it disappeared without trace. Hopefully we are now through the particular obstacle course of the site maintenance, and can turn our attention to this one …
Independent 12,157 / Amoeba
A challenging and satisfying puzzle today from a compiler whose work I have limited experience of both solving and blogging.
Financial Times 18,170 by Zamorca
The stalwart Zamorca today offers us a puzzle that mixes easier clues with a few proper head-scratchers…