Monday morning fun from Hoskins, with a fair bit of his trademark smutty humour (you have been warned).
Guardian Cryptic 28,543 by Pan
Monday, Monday…and it’s Pan who appears in this morning’s Guardian.
Guardian Quiptic 1,138/Pasquale
You always know you will get a sound, fair and no-bells-and-whistles Quiptic from Pasquale. I’d be specially recommending this one to those who really are newish to the art of cryptic solving. … Read more >>
Everyman 3,907
The Observer crossword from Aug 29, 2021
Guardian Genius 218 – Vlad
The words “Genius puzzle” and “Vlad” are a scary combination for a blogger, but this one turned out to be “only” moderate-to-hard on the Genius scale. My way in to the theme was … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,645/Shabbo
A pleasing and tractable puzzle to go with my Sunday morning coffee. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,568 Plain
One of those puzzles…
Independent 10,888 by Tees (Saturday Puzzle 4 September 2021)
Some relatively gentle fun-and-games from Tees this week…
Guardian 28,536 / Maskarade
This was a good challenge for the Bank Holiday weekend from Maskarade, with an impressively constructed grid The theme of the puzzle is RING CYCLE, referring to Wagner’s four opera cycle, Der Ring … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28541 Nutmeg
Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drive bishop away from bumpiest ground (7) IMPETUS : “b”(abbrev. for “bishop” in chess notation) deleted from(away from) anagram of(… ground) “bumpiest“. … Read more >>
Independent 10,887 by Phi
It’s Phiday again
Financial Times 16,881 by BASILISK
An absolute treat from a very rare Friday setter. I thought the puzzle was serious, but surely you are joking Basilisk.
Financial Times 16,870 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 21, 2021
Independent 10,886 / Rodriguez
Rodriguez’s latest puzzle has been provided for our stimulation and entertainment this Thursday. I found this to be a highly enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle which put quite a few childish grins on my face … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,880 by CHALMIE
Chalmie provides this morning’s challenge.