My first Guy puzzle.
Guardian 28,725 / Fed
I have enjoyed Dave Gorman’s puzzles since his first offerings as Bluth in the Indy and have been looking forward to blogging a Fed ever since he came over to the Guardian nine … Read more >>
Independent 11071 / Quince
In the fifteensquared archive I can only find two previous puzzles set by Quince, so he/she is still a fairly new setter. The two previous puzzles attracted quite a lot … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1532: How? by Vagans
Hi everybody. Thanks to Vagans for a puzzle which was enjoyable to solve and gave something to discover at the end – plus a nice cryptic feature in the grid to highlight. … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,053 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 26, 2022
Financial Times 17,062 by MONK
Great stuff from Monk as usual. Thank you Monk.
Independent 11,070 by Rodriguez
An enjoyable challenge from Rodriguez today.
Guardian Cryptic 28,724 by Picaroon
A clever puzzle…
Inquisitor 1744: Go Figure by Nimrod
Nimrod – aah, our esteemed editor. I hope I fare better with this than with his previous offering (#1721 Hole), my greatest failure to date. Preamble: Clues – all normal – are … Read more >>
Guardian 28,723 – Brummie
A good solid puzzle from Brummie this morning. There are a couple of names that may be unfamiliar to some, but the clues are helpful. Thanks to Brummie. This setter’s puzzles almost always … Read more >>
Financial Times 17061 Sleuth
Thank you to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Reckless sort varying speed, source of renewed commotion (9) DESPERADO : Anagram of(varying) SPEED + 1st letter of(source of) “renewed” + … Read more >>
Independent 11,069 by Monk
Well well, a Monk on theme Tuesday – more than a bit tricky I found. Bert and Joyce are off again today so I’m your occasional stand-in.
Azed No. 2,598 Plain
A typical Azed plain…
Guardian Quiptic 1,168/Hectence
A thoughtfully constructed Quiptic from Hectence this morning. She’s good at this kind of stuff, you know. There were one or two that took a bit of parsing, but then when you’re learning … Read more >>
Independent 11,068 by Filbert
Normally Monday is the easier of days here, but oh dear Filbert can be as tricky as they get.