An enjoyable challenge from ARTEXLEN today.
Guardian Cryptic 28,559 by Maskarade
Nice to see Maskarade on a weekday – my favourites were 9ac, 13ac, 15ac, 3dn, and 14dn. Thanks for the puzzle.
Guardian 28,558 / Paul
I’m standing in for Andrew, who’s holidaying in the Highlands, lucky chap. My heart sank a bit when, on a quick run-through, I saw all the references to ‘6’ but I’d solved 22ac … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,898 by MOO
Moo provides the FT breakfast entertainment.
Independent 10904 / Klingsor
Klingsor is a frequent contributor to the Independent cryptic puzzle series. This was a good Thursday challenge with the clue for CHATEAUBRIAND (4 down) being the standout for me today. … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1504: Pick Up by Vismut
Hello all. This was a Vismutastic weekend for me as I also picked up Vismut’s Listener puzzle from the weekend before. I won’t say anything about that puzzle now of course, but here … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,888 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 11, 2021
Financial Times 16,897 by AARDVARK
I would describe this as traditional in style without feeling old-fashioned. Not that easy either, plenty to get your teeth into if you like to parse everything fully. Thank you Aardvark.
Independent 10,903 by Bluth
Slightly tricky from Bluth today, but fun as usual.
Guardian Cryptic 28,557 by Nutmeg
Nutmeg gets the grey matter going this morning.
Inquisitor 1716: Excess Baggage by Vagans
Vagans – a newbie. Preamble: A serious ascent is being made, in three stages, which requires excess baggage to be shed. Wordplay in 25 clues generates an extra letter not to be … Read more >>
Independent 10,902 by Hoskins
To our delight, Hoskins pops up this Tuesday.
Financial Times 16896 Mudd
Thank you to Mudd. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. After party, artist drawing dog (11) LABRADOODLE : LAB(short for the UK Labour Party) plus(After …) RA(member of the Royal Academy … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,556 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28556.
Guardian 28,555 / Brendan
A bit of a surprise – by no means an unpleasant one – to see Brendan on a Monday and especially so soon after last week’s ‘Prize’ puzzle. I thought this was a … Read more >>