An unthemed puzzle by Brendan provided this week’s prize challenge.
Financial Times 17,250 by Julius
Weekend puzzle from the FT of November 12, 2022
Guardian Cryptic 28,918 by Paul
I found this a very slow and tricky solve. Favourites were 25ac, 2dn, 6dn, and especially 27ac. Many thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Financial Times 17,255 by PETO
A fun challenge from PETO this Friday.
Independent 11,264 / Phi
Phi is occupying his usually Friday slot this week. This was towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum for me, and I made steady progress throughout. The entries with which I wasn’t … Read more >>
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Guardian 28,917 – Picaroon
Picaroon never disappoints, and here’s another great example of his work. There are several well-concealed definitions, which I particularly liked. Thanks to Picaroon (whose alter ego Buccaneer is today’s FT setter). Across … Read more >>
Independent 11263 / Methuselah
Methuselah is a setter who first appeared in the Independent puzzle series in Spring 2021 with several puzzles following at monthly to six week intervals since then. This was a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,254 by BUCCANEER
Buccaneer gets a rare midweek outing today.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1564: Two Missing by Piccadilly
Hi all (if anyone is left).
Independent 11,262 by Wire
Wire provides our Wednesday challenge this week.
Financial Times 17,253 by MONK
Monk is a notoriously tough setter, and no exception to that this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 28,916 by Brummie
Brummie's on song this morning.
Inquisitor 1776: Primitive Structures by Chalicea
A typically brief preamble from Chalicea. Preamble: 36 form 10 35, which accumulate to create primitive structures. Single extra letters produced by the wordplay in each clue give, in clue order, an … Read more >>
Financial Times 17252 Zamorca
Thank you to Zamorca. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It’s a pangram. Across 1. Murder is detective’s province (8) DISPATCH : DI(abbrev. for “detective inspector”)‘S + PATCH(province/an area of one’s interest or … Read more >>