Weekend puzzle from the FT of November 26, 2022
Guardian Cryptic 28930 Harpo
Thank you to Harpo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Mike and Heather enthralled by an advanced style of country music? (9) AMERICANA : [ M(letter represented by “Mike” in the … Read more >>
Independent 11,276 by Phi
Our regular Phiday challenge.
Financial Times 17,267 by MUDD
A brisk challenge from MUDD this Friday.
Independent 11,275 by Rodriguez
Rodriguez provides the fun this Thursday.
Financial Times 17,266 by FALCON
Falcon swoops in with an FT puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 28,929 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28929.
Enigmatic Variations No.1566 – Head Back Home by Inkling
“Eight clues comprise wordplay only. Solvers should identify a set of single-word synonyms of the answers to these clues. Leaving the body of the synonyms behind, solvers should take a poetic action and HEAD BACK HOME, arranging the heads into a suitable response. This response (which can be found in ODQ) will, in turn, provide a guide to the missing three-letter word in the centre of the grid. Finally, solvers must draw a continuous line through eleven cells to identify the source. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; 11 is in Collins.
(This is the first and final Enigmatic Variations puzzle by Chris Dunn (inkling), who, sadly, passed away in July.)”
Independent 11,274 / Mev
Our mid-week cruciverbal challenge has been set by Mev. I am not familiar with this compiler’s work, although I can see that a small number of puzzles by him/her have already been blogged … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,265 by GOZO
Well! Gozo has put me through my paces. A fair bit of general knowledge required to complete this one.
Guardian 28,928 / Paul
Paul sets the midweek challenge with a fairly straightforward puzzle, where the solve was helped by several long phrases in the answers. As always, my heart sank to see the number of composite … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1778: Crisis Management by Kruger
Kruger is a regular setter of Inquisitor puzzles, with several offerings to his name this year. Today’s preamble read: Before entry, answers to eleven clues should be modified to depict ways that would … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,927 by Nutmeg
An enjoyable solve, with many tricky clues that look much simpler in hindsight. Favourites 19ac, 15dn, 20dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Nutmeg
Independent 11273 / Knut
Knut entertains us today in the Independent. Tuesday is theme day in the Independent and there is no doubt about today’s theme as Knut takes us through some of the … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,264 by NEO
This offering from Neo ranges from straightforward to quite challenging . . .