Today's FT setter is Moo.
Guardian 28,822 / Picaroon
A delightful romp of a puzzle from Picaroon to end the week. There were several laugh-out-loud clues, notably 11 and the audacious 26ac. I also particularly liked 14, 15 and 22 ac … Read more >>
Independent 11167 / Methuselah
Puzzles by Methuselah are appearing more frequently in the Independent weekday series and they offer entertaining challenges. Methuselah doesn’t take definitions straight from the dictionary so solvers have to engage in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,821 by Brendan
A fun solve, with favourites 11ac, 14ac, 3dn, 13dn, 16dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Brendan for the puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1548: Growing Concern by Brock
Hell-oh all. I never thought that come the end of the world* we would be sitting around doing puzzles about it. Life is strange. A sobering but important month in the EV series … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,148 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 16, 2022
Financial Times 17,157 by GOZO
Another unusual grid from Gozo, all the across entries are 15 letters long. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 11,166 by Bluth
Another of Bluth’s regular Indy appearances: they’re always a fun challenge.
Guardian 28,820 – Nutmeg
You can’t go wrong with Nutmeg, and this was a typically elegant and enjoyable example of her work: perhaps not as tricky as she can be. Thanks to Nutmeg. Across 1 STAR … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1760: Shared Identity by Opsimath
Opsimath is making what seems like his annual summer appearance. Preamble: The wordplay in each across clue leads to the answer plus an extra letter, providing – in clue order – a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17156 Guy
Thank you to Guy. Some nice surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Submarine that’s German and Irish and American (8) UNDERSEA : UND(German for “and”) + ERSE(the Irish Gaelic … Read more >>
Independent 11,165 by Atrica
One of Atrica’s rare appearances today.
Guardian Cryptic 28,819 by Vlad
Vlad is the setter of today’s Guardian puzzle.
Azed No. 2,614 Plain
Some more interesting words to learn. Thank you Azed.
Guardian Quiptic 1,184/Matilda
Matilda appears comparatively infrequently as our Quiptic setter, but I always enjoy solving and blogging her puzzles. This one had a good variety of clue types, with some less common constructions – but … Read more >>