Normally Monday is the easier of days here, but oh dear Filbert can be as tricky as they get.
Financial Times 17,060 by PHSSTHPOK
Very enjoyable solve from Phssthpok!
Guardian Cryptic 28,722 by Vulcan
It's Monday, it's the Guardian, it's Vulcan…
Everyman 3,937
Some good clues here: Everyman has been clever in discovering several apposite anagrams that make for lovely extended definitions. I’m still a bit unsure about one or two of the explanations though, but am sure people will do my job for me. We have the long alliterative clues at 1ac and 26ac, also 5dn, the first letters extended definition, and the self-reference at 9ac.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (reversal, homophone, hidden, etc) in italics. Link-words in green. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.
Guardian Genius 225 / Pasquale
The March Genius was set by Pasquale, one of the ‘DON …..’ manifestations of the prolific setter Don Manley. Other manifestations are Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni, and Izetti. Don Manley sets for all … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,675 by Blythe
The Sunday morning entertainment is from Blythe this week. Thank you Blythe.
Independent 11,067 by Tyrus (Saturday Puzzle 2 April 2022)
Looking back through the lists, it seems I have been blogging Tyrus Saturday Indy (prize) puzzles since November 2012 – an innocent, carefree, pre-Brexit/pre-Covid lifetime ago! – and I think this is the 15th such. Always a pleasure to shake hands with an old face…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,715 by Vlad (26 March 2022)
My first thought on seeing this puzzle was how current events have given an unfortunate resonance to ‘Vlad’s pseudonym, and I was going to mention that in this blog – but someone beat me to it with a letter in Monday’s Grauniad, where they suggested he should change it to Vlod, in keeping with ‘cancel culture’…or maybe to show solidarity with the Ukrainian president?
Guardian Cryptic 28720 Anto
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Saw dog wearing lead (7) PROVERB : ROVER(a generic name for a pet dog) contained in(wearing) PB(symbol for the chemical element, … Read more >>
Independent 11066 / Phi
As usual, it is a Phi puzzle on a Friday I’m always on the lookout for a theme or message in Phi’s puzzle. Today the unchecked letters in the top … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,058 by GOLIATH
An enjoyable tussle from GOLIATH today.
Independent 11,065 by Wiglaf
A slightly tricky puzzle from Wiglaf today.
Financial Times 17,057 by NEO
Neo steps up to the FT plate this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 28,719 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28719.
Financial Times 17,047 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 19, 2022