Another enjoyable puzzle, with no special instructions this time. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 11076 / Eccles
Eccles appears as a setter in the Independent every two weeks on a Wednesday Eccles has a reputation for excellent clues with smooth surfaces, as was the case today. I … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,067 by LEONIDAS
Some wonderfully wicked parsing and definitions for a Tuesday.
Inquisitor 1745: Day Trip by Chalicea
The Inquisitor series moves into Ladies month with this puzzle from Chalicea. We had a very short preamble this week telling us that a scientist whose name must be highlighted … Read more >>
Independent 11,075 by Hoskins
Tuesday fun from Hoskins, enjoyable as usual.
Guardian Cryptic 28,729 by Imogen
Imogen provides a stiff Tuesday challenge.
Azed No. 2,599 – Competition Puzzle
A competition puzzle again this week Thank you Azed.
Quiptic 1,169 by Chandler
A good Quiptic with the occasional tricky moment.
Independent 11,074/Wire
I still think of Wire as one of the ‘new’ Indy setters, but in fact he made his debut nearly four years ago now. I really liked this offering from him – a … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops /725) Shameless Lifestyle
And so to my second favourite feature of Private Eye (I will declare the Eye’s cartoons are always the first thing I consume). Solving was yet another round of making life difficult for … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,728 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28728.
Financial Times 17,066 by GAFF
GAFF gives us an anniversary puzzle this morning…
Independent on Sunday 1676 Tees
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Pound succeeded Dickensian character, female, past prime (9) SHEEPFOLD : S(abbrev. for “succeeded”) + HEEP(Uriah, character in Charles Dickens’ novel “David … Read more >>
Everyman 3,938/3 April
Another pleasing and tractable puzzle from our Sunday setter. There were some nice touches in this one, I thought, as well as the trademark rhyming pair and ‘initial’ clue. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Independent 11073 by Bluth
My first blog of puzzle from Bluth. Should be fun. A setter I have admired for other reasons for many years. Very admirable indeed. Some very ingenious devices in play, as has become … Read more >>