An enjoyable start to the week from SLORMGORM…
Cyclops 728 – Pure Mayhem
Our fortnightly delve into the psyche of Psy-ch-lops…
Independent on Sunday 1,682 by Tees
The puzzle is available here. Hi everyone. A chewier-than-normal Sunday, I thought. There were a few unknowns for me, but nothing I couldn’t deduce from the clues and crossing letters. My main … Read more >>
Everyman 3,944
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3944.
Independent 11,109 Serpent
The blogging calendar works its wonders. The stars are aligned! The gods have given me a Serpent to blog same as last time I was on Saturday Indy duty. This is great because … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,757 / Imogen
It’s quite unusual to find Imogen in the Prize slot. I had to go back three and a half years in the archive to find his most recent offering ( and I see … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations – the future
Enigmatic Variations I’ve been seeing rumours that The Telegraph has decided to discontinue the EV from end of July. I say rumours because I’ve had no official word from anyone. I’ve tried emailing … Read more >>
Guardian 28,762 / Paul
So after Mitz’s musings @44 on yesterday’s blog, it turns out that it’s Paul who ends the week and we don’t have a new record of more than sixteen different setters on the … Read more >>
Independent 11,108 by Phi
Phi is in his usual Friday role this week.
Financial Times 17,099 by NEO
A good workout from NEO today peppered with delightful clues.
Enigmatic Variations No.1538 – Tour by Vismut
“Alternate down clues have an extra word, to be removed before solving, taken from a prayer which is always said before the start of an annual TOUR, which can have different high spots; their position in the clue indexes which letter to use from that word. In clue order, these letters have undergone some ups and downs and must be restored to the correct order to give the title of this prayer which indicates what runs around the perimeter of the grid in a clockwise direction and completes four unclued entries. Finally, one thematic destination must be changed to a general location. Unchecked letters of thematic entries give A DARK HILL HUMOUR SHOWS A BIT and all words before or after any changes are proper nouns or can be found in Chambers Dictionary (2016).”
Guardian Cryptic 28,761 by Tramp
A fun challenge – I especially liked 16ac, 8dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Tramp.
Tramp has posted a correction to one of the clues in the Guardian comments section – see link below for the intended clue without spoilers (other than highlighting the corrected element as relevant to the clue):
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28761#comment-156530134
Independent 11,107 by Vigo
Well that was fun. Thanks Vigo.
Financial Times 17,098 by ZAMORCA
Zamorca is today's FT setter.
Financial Times 17,088 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7, 2022