Medium easy, maximum fun.
Independent 11,099 by Atrica
An enjoyable Tuesday challenge from Atrica.
Azed 2603 – Wrong Number
Wrong Number is one of the classic specials, dating back at least to Ximemes. You can see the Slip for an early (1968) example here. The last Azed example was as long ago … Read more >>
John Young – RIP
John Young – RIP John H writes: With a very heavy heart, I must pass on to crossword friends the sad news of the death of the compiler John Young. Financial Times solvers … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,173 by Chandler
Chandler provides another good Quiptic, though with the occasional trickier moment.
Independent 11,098 by Alchemi
An enjoyable puzzle where the bottom half seemed a little harder than the top.
Financial Times 17,089 by GURNEY
GURNEY kicks the week off…
Guardian Cryptic 28,752 by Brendan
Brendan is a welcome visitor to the Monday Guardian slot.
Private Eye (Cyclops / 727 ) Sex Starved Primate
I found this a bit more tricky than usual. This grid design does not lend itself to solving, with hardly any opportunity to get first letters for unsolved lights. (Or maybe I should … Read more >>
Everyman 3,942/1 May
Another pleasing Sunday puzzle from Everyman. Since it’s primarily aimed at newer and improving solvers, I have tried to give full explanations of the parsing, but if there is anything that is not … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1680 Hippogryph
Thank you to Hippogryph. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Place for a constitutional Liberal and a sleep? (9) ESPLANADE : Anagram of(Liberal) AND A SLEEP. Defn: …, a walk by … Read more >>
Independent 11,097 by Bluth (Saturday Puzzle 7 May 2022)
My first Bluth solve/blog…
Guardian Prize 28,745 by Paul
Another impeccable puzzle by Paul.
Independent 11,096 / Phi
Phi brings yet another set of mid-week puzzles to a close. I found this to be a medium-to-hard puzzle by Phi standards, and in the end, I needed to search Chambers to sort … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28750 Picaroon
Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1, 6. Register egg being eaten by tragic figure, along with large bap (9,4) ELECTORAL ROLL : O(a circle, a rounded object … Read more >>