Moo is today's setter in the FT
Financial Times 16,918 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 16, 2021
Financial Times 16,927 by MONK
Great stuff as usual from Monk, and not especially difficult (for Monk). Thank you Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 28,587 by Enigmatist
One from the main man…
Independent 10933 / Eccles
I always look forward to an Eccles puzzle given his track record of writing excellent clues with very plausible surfaces. There were examples of smooth clue writing today as well. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1721: Hole by Nimrod
This week we are faced with a puzzle by Nimrod, in the form of a carte blanche, with an asymmetric hole of undefined size in the middle of the completed grid. Well, this … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,926 by STEERPIKE
A new setter, to me anyway, and a very decent first showing…
Independent 10,932 by Tees
It’s Teesday again – my second Tees blog in a week. Not that I’m complaining, far from it.
Guardian Cryptic 28,586 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28586.
Quiptic 1,145 by Pasquale
A fairly straightforward Quiptic from one of our longest-serving setters.
Guardian 28,585 / Vulcan
Vulcan starts the week with a reasonably straightforward puzzle. A typical Monday medley, with several double / cryptic definitions and some neat anagrams. I liked the surfaces of 16ac and 3dn. Thanks to … Read more >>
Independent 10,931/Vigo
Always a pleasure to get a Vigo puzzle to solve and blog on a Monday. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 713) Rebellion? No Such Luck
Cyclops keeps us entertained with another round of clues with imaginative surface readings. [ All of which are funnier than this blog’s final “joke” – sorry. ] Solving did not start well. First … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,925 by SLORMGORM
A Monday morning SLORMGORM…
Everyman 3,914/17 October
Another Sunday offering from Everyman that I think will please beginners and less experienced solvers. I’m sure they’ll tell us if not. The trademark clues this week are the rhyming couplet PITTER-PATTER and … Read more >>