A relatively easy challenge from REDSHANK this Friday morning.
Guardian 28,576 / Vlad
Vlad sets a fairly tough challenge today, especially in the parsing department… … where, to my chagrin, after much staring and head-scratching, I need help in a couple of places (17 and 27 … Read more >>
Independent 10,922 by Serpent
Serpent provides our Thursday challenge today.
Financial Times 16,916 by LEONIDAS
Leonidas provides this morning's examination in the FT.
Financial Times 16,906 by Chalmie
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 2, 2021
Enigmatic Variations No. 1507: Deathblow by Curmudgeon
A challenge of a puzzle from Curmudgeon, to keep solvers busy for the subsequent week-or-so…
Financial Times 16,915 by JULIUS
Another entertaining puzzle from Julius. Thank you Julius.
Guardian Cryptic 28,575 by Boatman
Found this tough, and had to guess and check 20dn at the end – still not sure about the parsing. Lots to enjoy, especially 8ac, 24ac, 2dn, 5dn, 11dn, and 17dn.
Independent 10,921 by Eccles
Eccles fills the mid-week slot again today.
Independent 10,920 / Radian
Radian’s latest puzzle adorns our screens this morning. And since today is Tuesday, we should expect a theme. As themes go, this was one of the less well disguised one, in that clues … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1719: Whowasdun by Charybdis
Whowasdun by Charybdis 35ac and the title of a detective mystery are to be deduced and the detective (thematically affected) highlighted in the grid. Alas, the person addressed in the title (4, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,914 by JASON
Hard sums for a Tuesday…
Guardian 28,574 – Qaos
I found this a bit harder than usual for Qaos, but in retrospect most of the clueing is quite straightforward, so maybe I just wasn’t thinking in the right way. I was led … Read more >>
Independent 10,919 by Filbert
I found this quite tough in places but the compensation came in the form of some excellent clues.
Guardian Quiptic 1143 Hectence
Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Tourist needs face mask going round city centre (7) VISITOR : VISOR(archaic language for a “face mask”) containing(going round) central 2 letters … Read more >>