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 >>
Financial Times 17,390 by BUCCANEER
The four long perimeter clues made this a slow solve for me on this challenge from Buccaneer . . .
Azed No. 2,651 Plain
I struggled with this plain Azed.
Financial Times 17,389 by MOO
A Monday MOO…
Independent 11,392 by Italicus
Monday and Italicus gets us off and running, I still think of the setter as one of the Indy’s new crop but I see the first was 2018.
Guardian Quiptic 1,222/Anto
I can’t say my heart flutters with joy when I see Anto’s name on a Quiptic puzzle. What matters more, perhaps, is what the intended audience thought of this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Guardian 29,046 – Jack
Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>
Everyman 3,990
Easter Sunday and the Everyman to solve (in the pub)
Independent on Sunday 1,729/Hoskins
Hoskins has the Sunday Independent puzzle for us this weekend. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Independent 11,391 by Serpent
No complaints today – we have a Serpent to solve and blog.
Financial Times 17,381 – Easter Jumbo Crossword by Neo
The other FT Weekend puzzle for Saturday 8th April
A bumper selection of cryptic clues for the Easter weekend.
Cyclops 750 – Austerity Sadist
A significant milestone for Cyclops, if the numerologists are to be believed, with puzzle number 750…three quarters of a millennium…
Financial Times 17,382 by Bobcat
Weekend puzzle from the FT of April 8, 2023
Guardian 29,044 – Paul
I found this very hard, and was looking at an almost blank grid for what felt like ages. As often happens in such cases, almost everything seems reasonably straightforward in retrospect. Thanks to … Read more >>