Not a tricky puzzle overall, but there is one clue I can’t solve. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 11,142 by Bluth
Bluth sets our challenge today: sometimes tricky but generally enjoyable.
Guardian Cryptic 28,796 by Anto
Anto is today's Guardian puzzler.
Inquisitor 1756: Spreadsheet by Ifor
I am rather fond of puzzles by Ifor, and hope that this one won’t disappoint. Preamble: One across clue in each row contains an extra word that can suffix a thematic word. … Read more >>
Financial Times 17132 Moo
Thank you to Moo Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Secure nice position with multinational (6) NESTLE : Double defn: 1st: Settle against something comfortable; and 2nd: A … food and … Read more >>
Independent 11,141 by Silvanus
Silvanus makes one if his relatively rare appearances this Tuesday.
Guardian Cryptic 28,795 by Brendan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28795.
Azed No 2,610 ‘Eightsome Reels’
Instructions for the puzzle were as follows: Each numbered square in the diagram is surrounded by eight blank squares. All clues lead to answers of eight letters, and these are to be entered … Read more >>
Guardian 28,794 / Picaroon
A nice surprise to see Picaroon on a Monday – is something going on? A quick scan of the clues reveals a tennis theme and, of course, this is the first day … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,180/Pasquale
You always know you’re going to get a well-constructed and tractable puzzle from the Don when he’s in Quiptic mode. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Independent 11,140 by Tees
Only seems like yesterday I was doing a blog, oh it was, this time it’s Tees
Financial Times 17,131 by GUY
Ace challenge from Guy with a topical theme.
Cyclops 730 – Tawdry Slogan
Things have all got a bit tawdry recently, haven’t they…still, we have the ‘sunlit uplands’ to look forward to…are we there yet?…
Independent on Sunday 1,687 by Wire
Sunday rolls round again and I’ve got Wire again.
Everyman 3,949
Not a bad example of the new Everyman, with some quite good clues. My criticisms are more often of the ‘Well I wouldn’t do it that way if I was writing a clue for this word’ type than of the ‘This is quite appalling’ type.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden etc.) in italics. Link-words in green.