The Observer crossword from Mar 14, 2021
Another pleasant Everyman puzzle written in his by now well-known distinctive style.
Independent on Sunday 1,621/Tees
Another pleasing puzzle from Tees to fill the IoS slot. As always, I learnt something from solving one of his puzzles. In my case this morning the subject areas were stones, fruits and … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,544 Plain
A plain puzzle from Azed
Independent 10,744 by Knut
As spring approaches, a puzzle from Knut accompanies the daffodils, snowdrops and vaccination shots. General knowledge required, but nothing I needed to look up. References to Pia Zadora and the Nolans make me … Read more >>
Guardian 28,392 / Paul
Phew, we found this a tough puzzle to complete! It took several days of coming back to it for us. Very nice cluing as ever, and good “a-ha!” moments when we finally understood … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,738 by ALBERICH
A typical ALBERICH offering. Very clean cluing to put it succinctly.
Independent 10,743 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again. Where does the week go? We are not really doing anything but the days and weeks seem to go past so quickly.
Guardian Cryptic 28,397 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28397.
Guardian 28,396 / Crucible
A Thursday treat for me – it’s Crucible setting the challenge this morning, with an interesting puzzle with lots of cleverly constructed clues and witty surfaces, as usual. I think 1ac introduces a … Read more >>
Independent 10,742 / Serpent
The Thursday crossword this week has been compiled for us by Serpent. I found this to be a thoroughly entertaining crossword, which revealed itself very gradually and offered lots of enjoyment along the … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,737 by MOO
A clever puzzle from Moo.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1477 Overlapping by Piccadilly
11 clues hinting at two overlapping words. The rest are straight forward cryptic ones. A fun puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum. I did really enjoy it and it was nice … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,727 by Chalmie
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 6, 2021
Financial Times 16,736 by JULIUS
Good fun from Julius, as always. There are a couple of clues that I can’t explain, can anyone help out? Thank you Julius.
Guardian 28,395 – Imogen
A tricky puzzle – I was glad to get the long outer clues quite quickly. I liked all the long clues, as well as 26ac and 7dn. Thanks to Imogen