A well-made Tuesday puzzle.
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 >>
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.
Guardian Cryptic 28,381 by Pan
A nice Monday puzzle with a few clues that were a little tougher to parse. I liked 10ac, 13ac, 25ac, 14dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Pan
Financial Times 16,722 by PHSSTHPOK
March begins with a PHSSTHPOK…
Cyclops 696 – Istanbul Butcher
A tougher than usual puzzle from Cyclops this fortnight, at least for your correspondent…
Independent on Sunday 1,618 by Nitsy
The puzzle is available here. Hello again. Today it’s Nitsy’s turn to entertain us, and entertained I was. Some surfaces to elicit reactions: an “ew” or two and an “ow” – no … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 212 – Karla
A new setter, or at least a new pseudonym, for the Genius slot: perhaps a John le Carré fan? The rather strangely-worded instructions tell us that “Fourteen clues contain no definition of their … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,541 Plain
An “angular” Azed this week, for reasons explained below.
Everyman 3,880
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3880.
Independent 10,726 by Klingsor
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Thanks to Klingsor for another classy puzzle. I thought 27a (AMUSINGLY) was very clever and also enjoyed 8d (RUDDERLESS) and 9d (LEGALESE). Given the overall … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Puzzle 28,374 / Qaos
It’s good to see Qaos slipping into the Saturday slot, with what was, for me, a really entertaining and enjoyable solve, as I would expect from him. At least with Qaos we don’t … Read more >>