The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28443.
Inquisitor 1697: Sold Down the River by Ifor
Ifor has been setting Inquisitor crosswords since 2011 and his puzzle themes vary widely, I have blogged quite a few of Ifor’s puzzles in the first half of the 2010s, but this is … Read more >>
Guardian 28,442 / Brummie
An entertaining puzzle from Brummie today, with some clever and witty clues. I thought the surfaces were generally smoother and more meaningful than is sometimes the case with this setter. More often than … Read more >>
Independent 10,788 by Phi
Slightly tricky from Phi today. He’s usually here on Fridays, so there must be something going on . . .
Financial Times 16,782 by MOO
A playful and and sometimes testing Tuesday offering.
Quiptic 1,121 by Anto
It’s Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 10,787/Tees
It always takes me a long time to blog a Tees puzzle, not because it’s exceptionally difficult, but because there are always some interesting words or references in them, so I end up … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,441 by Pan
Enjoyable and mostly quite straightforward, with a few more complicated parsings to work out at the end. Favourites were 17ac, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Pan
Private Eye (Cyclops / 701) Clinical Savage
Another solid puzzle in the Eye style. I solved this in the normal manner having forgotten it was my turn to blog and particularly enjoyed it. It doesn’t take very long to subsequently … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,781 by ZAMORCA
A Monday morning offering from ZAMORCA….
General Discussion
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Everyman 3,890/2 May
Having dropped into Sil’s blog a few weeks ago to say I agreed with him about Everyman becoming more consistent as a setter of our Sunday puzzle, I found myself getting slightly grumpy … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1628 Poins
Thank you to Poins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Soldier and sailor returning after leave (6,3) DESERT RAT : Reversal of(… returning) TAR(informal term for a sailor) placed after(after) DESERT(to … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,551 ‘Spoonerisms’ – Competition Puzzle
I found this really good fun. Thank you Azed.
Independent 10,786 by Rodriguez
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. What a treat for me to get to blog a puzzle by one of my favourite setters. I found it nice and chewy, just right … Read more >>