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
Independent 10741 / Hoskins
Well it’s a Hoskins’ puzzle today, so it will be entertaining and will probably generate comments. Hoskins tends to the use of colourful language in both his clues and his … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1689: Whodunnit by Vismut
This week’s Inquisitor set by Vismut is entitled Whodunnit, so we have a mystery on our hands. The preamble told us that each down clue has an extra letter … Read more >>
Independent 10,740 by Bluth
A witty puzzle from Bluth as always, with some hidden treasures.
Financial Times 16,735 by ORENSE
Tricksy for a Tuesday, I thought,
Guardian 28,394 – Brendan
A typically clever puzzle from Brendan, with almost every clue containing “part” … … and in the two that don’t (10a and 17a) PART is, er, part of the answer. A bit of … Read more >>