A fairly easy puzzle from NEO to wrap up the work week.
Guardian Cryptic 28384 Brummie
Thank you to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drug dealer going after prison clerk (9) PENPUSHER : PUSHER(an illegal drug dealer) placed after(going after) PEN(short for “penitentiary”, an American … Read more >>
Independent 10,730 by Serpent
An enjoyable puzzle from Serpent today; perhaps not as hard as some of his, or perhaps it just worked for me.
Financial Times 16,725 by BUCCANEER
My first Buccaneer puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1475: A Donation by Vismut
Vismut has presented a jigsaw for us this week, with ‘A DONATION’…
Financial Times 16,715 by Goliath
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 20, 2021
Financial Times 16,724 by GOZO
A very enjoyable puzzle today. The theme requires everyday knowledge rather than specialist academic knowledge, so don’t let that put you off. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 10,729 by eXternal
eXternal fills the mid-week slot this week – it’s been over two years since we last blogged one of his puzzles, so this is going to be interesting….
Guardian Cryptic 28,383 by Puck
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28383.
Independent 10,728 / Skinny
Skinny is occupying this Tuesday slot this week. He is a compiler whose work I am not that familiar with. As Tuesday is theme day, I was on the look-out for one this … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1687: Observation by Chalicea
Observation by Chalicea Nine consecutive clues contain an extra word that is not required for the solution. Read in clue order, the initial letters of those words will identify the observation that … Read more >>
Guardian 28,382 / Pasquale
It’s Pasquale setting the challenge today – and, in parts, it was quite a challenge but, as always with this setter, meticulously clued and therefore ultimately solvable. There are quite a few … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,723 by SLEUTH
A well-made Tuesday puzzle.
Guardian Quiptic 1111 Beale
Thank you to Beale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Lean the wrong way, drop a catch (7) PITFALL : Reversal of(… the wrong way) TIP(to lean/to put into a sloping … Read more >>
Independent 10,727 by Tees
This isn’t really an “easy Monday puzzle” – Tees (as usual) makes us work just a bit harder, but he’s always good value. I enjoyed it.