This wasn't the most difficult Monday puzzle, but that wasn't really the point. The point was to poke a bit of fun at the now departing government of Boris Johnson.
Guardian 28,806 – Anto
Let’s start with the grid..
Financial Times 17,143 by SLORMGORM
As ever, great fun from Slormgorm.
Private Eye (Cyclops/731) Special Fascist Operation
It must be very annoying for a politically involved crossword setter when politics has times like this. Setting the puzzle must happen at least of a couple of weeks before it is published, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,951
Everyman producing another fine to me Sunday morning crossword, not too tricky for most solvers of all levels.
Independent on Sunday 1,689/Italicus
A delightful Sunday puzzle from Italicus that slowly revealed its secret. The secret being that the crossword has a ghost theme of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and subsequent novels, by Douglas … Read more >>
Guardian 28,799 / Paul
Apologies for the late post – I wrote half of this earlier in the week and then forgot that I hadn’t finished and scheduled the post. As ever with Paul, this was a … Read more >>
Independent 11,151 by Tyrus
Well – this was a toughie.
Guardian 28,804 / Picaroon
Having swapped this week’s blogging slots with Andrew, I was disappointed to find that I’d missed a Tramp puzzle on Tuesday – but, as it has turned out, we’ve both been lucky. Another … Read more >>
Independent 11,150 by Phi
It’s the end of the week and once again we are in Phi’s safe hands.
Financial Times 17,141 by JULIUS
An enjoyable challenge from JULIUS today.
Independent 11,149 / Serpent
Serpent’s latest puzzle awaited us this morning, set on a grid made up of short- and medium-length entries. I found this to be a medium-to-hard puzzle in terms of difficulty. When I had … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,140 by BOBCAT
Bobcat’s puzzle is a headscratcher.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1545 Subject, Verb, Object by Gaston
A strange preamble this week – subject, verb, objects to be found with the clued verbs being replaced by the objects and five unclued entries to be filled with the subjects. Sounds a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,803 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28803.