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Inquisitor 1746: Calculations by Vismut
Calculations by Vismut Extra letters in some clues spell out consecutive operations in two calculations that the unclued across entry might have made – one reading down through the clues and one reading … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,072 by FALCON
Not hugely challenging, but a fair test with a very clever &lit.
Independent 11081 / Italicus
Puzzles set by Italicus have appeared a few times over the past three or four years but he/she is not one of the regular setters. There was a clear nautical … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,735 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28735.
Azed 2600
Sundays wouldn’t be the same without an Azed puzzle in the Observer This puzzle is a round number, 2600, which may explain the AZ occurrences in the clues and entries. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,170/Anto
Seeing Anto’s name on a Quiptic never gives me a ‘Be still, my beating heart!’ moment. Your reaction may differ, and you can tell me so below. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Guardian28,734 / Vulcan
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you have had / are having an enjoyable weekend (and aren’t 11 across 😉 ). I found this puzzle something of a mixed bag – mostly straightforward clues, … Read more >>
Independent 11,080 by Tees
An entertaining puzzle with a few that were tricky to parse.
Financial Times 17,071 by SLORMGORM
Thanks to Slormgorm for a breezy Easter Monday puzzle.
Everyman 3,939
It’s Sunday so it’s Everyman – don’t know about you but I was somewhat underwhelmed.
Independent on Sunday 1,677/Kairos
Kairos is most often seen in the Independent on Sunday crossword slot, and I always enjoy his puzzles here. This one took a bit of finishing off, and there were one or two … Read more >>
Independent No. 11,079 by Serpent
Serpent has been providing puzzles for the Indy for many years and they appear on a Saturday about half the time. I am on a blogging schedule to cover the Saturday puzzle every … Read more >>
Guardian 28,727 / Crucible
A fun but pretty straightforward prize puzzle from Crucible. I enjoyed this one – thanks, Crucible! Across 9. Make good magazine earlier (2,3,4) AT ONE TIME ATONE = “Make good” + TIME = … Read more >>
Guardian 28,732 / Paul
Paul rounds off the week with a fairly straightforward puzzle, written in characteristic style. I learned a couple of new expressions today but they were easy enough to solve and parse. Thanks to … Read more >>