Poor Laccaria, three Indys, three blogged by me.
Guardian Genius 236 – Pangakupu
Pangakupu, alias Phi of the Independent, is a fairly recent addition to the Guardian stable: this is his third Genius puzzle. It was apparent that the letter counts in some clues didn’t match … Read more >>
Independent 11,355 by Raider
The puzzle is available here.
Financial Times 17,342 by Julius
Weekend puzzle from the FT of February 25, 2023
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,003 by Brendan (25 February 2023)
Well, I’ll be doggone! Not sure if last Saturday was ‘International Dog Appreciation Day’ or something, but Brendan has woven an impressive number of doggie references into the clues for this puzzle…
Financial Times 17,348 by ROSA
A fun challenge from ROSA this Friday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,008 by Vlad
A slow and steady solve for me – favourites 9ac, 19ac, 4dn, 6dn, and 25dn. Thanks to Vlad
Independent 11354 / Phi
It wouldn’t be a proper Friday without an Independent cryptic crossword from Phi I wondered why Olympic was included in the clue for ARCHER at 9. It seems that Olympic … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1578 – Two Words by Piccadilly
“The wordplay in some clues leads to the answer plus an extra letter, not to be entered in the grid. These letters in clue order spell TWO WORDS indicating pairs of words overlapping by two or more letters which form the unclued entries. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Independent 11,353 by Lark
A relatively new setter today: this is Lark’s third puzzle for the Independent as far as I can see.
Financial Times 17,347 by PHSSTHPOK
Today's crossword comes from the unpronounceable Phssthpok.
Guardian 29,007 – Pasquale
A bit of a surprise to see Pasquale again just over two weeks after I blogged his previous puzzle, but still very welcome. As usual with this this setter, there are a couple … Read more >>
POSTPONED – East Midlands S & B, Saturday 1st April
We are in Japan at the moment but have heard from Eileen that there are rail strikes planned for April 1st. Under the circumstances we feel that it would be better to postpone … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,346 by MONK
MONK is today’s setter.
Independent 11,352 by Hippogryph
Hippogryph makes one of his occasional appearances today.