Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 1, 2021
Financial Times 16,783 by MONK
I didn’t find this as hard as the last couple of Monk puzzles I blogged. No less enjoyable though. Thank you Monk.
Independent 10789 / Eccles
Eccles appears every second Wednesday in the Independent It’s always enjoyable to blog one of his crosswords. This puzzle had Eccles’ usual smooth clues with surfaces that conjure up pictures … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,443 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28443.
Inquisitor 1697: Sold Down the River by Ifor
Ifor has been setting Inquisitor crosswords since 2011 and his puzzle themes vary widely, I have blogged quite a few of Ifor’s puzzles in the first half of the 2010s, but this is … Read more >>
Guardian 28,442 / Brummie
An entertaining puzzle from Brummie today, with some clever and witty clues. I thought the surfaces were generally smoother and more meaningful than is sometimes the case with this setter. More often than … Read more >>
Independent 10,788 by Phi
Slightly tricky from Phi today. He’s usually here on Fridays, so there must be something going on . . .
Financial Times 16,782 by MOO
A playful and and sometimes testing Tuesday offering.
Quiptic 1,121 by Anto
It’s Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 10,787/Tees
It always takes me a long time to blog a Tees puzzle, not because it’s exceptionally difficult, but because there are always some interesting words or references in them, so I end up … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,441 by Pan
Enjoyable and mostly quite straightforward, with a few more complicated parsings to work out at the end. Favourites were 17ac, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Pan
Private Eye (Cyclops / 701) Clinical Savage
Another solid puzzle in the Eye style. I solved this in the normal manner having forgotten it was my turn to blog and particularly enjoyed it. It doesn’t take very long to subsequently … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,781 by ZAMORCA
A Monday morning offering from ZAMORCA….
General Discussion
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Everyman 3,890/2 May
Having dropped into Sil’s blog a few weeks ago to say I agreed with him about Everyman becoming more consistent as a setter of our Sunday puzzle, I found myself getting slightly grumpy … Read more >>