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Guardian Cryptic 28,333 by Imogen

Mon January 4, 2021 at 7:45 am by loonapick

Vulcan's alter ego usurps the Monday slot. We have become used to Vulcan crosswords on Mondays over the last few years, but our setter (or the editor) may have considered this one a … Read more >>

Independent 10,679/Italicus

Mon January 4, 2021 at 9:30 amMon January 4, 2021 at 7:35 am by Pierre

Happy New Year! There we go, my one and only use of the exclamation mark over with for 2021. On with the puzzle from Italicus. He has been setting for the Indy for … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,674 by SLORMGORM

Mon January 4, 2021 at 5:39 am by Teacow

Back to work this week, with a gentle SLORMGORM to start things off… Happy new year everyone! Once more round the Sun for 4d’s pale blue dot. Nice mix of clues with some … Read more >>

Cyclops 692 – Xmas Special 2020

Thu January 7, 2021 at 9:48 amMon January 4, 2021 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the Jumbo Cyclops special. This year he has chosen to visit the ‘Pseuds Corner’ feature for the theme… (is anyone else just itching to put an apostrophe in ‘Pseuds’ – before or after the ‘s’?! – but it seems there isn’t one in the published magazine…)

Enigmatic Variations No.1466 – All That by Poat

Sun January 3, 2021 at 9:30 pmSun January 3, 2021 at 8:13 pm by Mister Sting

“The two unclued entries comprise a duo and an alternative rendering; ALL THAT must be completed by filling the empty cell. Four of the duo’s works, treated in accordance with the rendering, appear symmetrically in the grid, and must be highlighted along with the completion (34 cells in total). Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

Independent on Sunday 1,610 by Tees

Sun January 3, 2021 at 10:30 amSun January 3, 2021 at 9:42 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello and a very Happy New Year to you all. Tees is back doing what he does best – unless, of course, he does other things … Read more >>

Azed No. 2,533 Plain

Sun January 3, 2021 at 10:47 amSun January 3, 2021 at 12:05 am by PeeDee

A very pleasing selection of unusual words, with one fiendish clue and one rather puzzling one. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 SLANTINGWAYS Way t’ inn glass is swirled round obliquely (12) anagram (is … Read more >>

Guardian Genius no.210 by Soup

Sun January 3, 2021 at 12:01 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, this was a real Genius puzzle. We knew we were in for a serious challenge this month when we read (or tried to read) the preamble: Tjyuffo tpmvujpot nvtu cf fodjqifsfe cfgpsf … Read more >>

Everyman 3,872

Sun January 3, 2021 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3872. When this blog comes out, we will be in the New Year, so let us hope for something a little better (can’t get much worse). Everyman, … Read more >>

Azed No. 2,532 ‘Presents Round the Tree’

Sun January 3, 2021 at 12:01 am by loonapick

Azed’s Christmas special… … I wasn’t sure, even with two weeks to solve this, that I was going to complete this puzzle (and I’m not 100% sure I have done – see 11 … Read more >>

Independent 10,678 by Raich (Saturday Puzzle 2 January 2021)

Sat January 2, 2021 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Raich is a fairly prolific, and long-standing, Indy and IOS setter, but this is the first of his Indys I have blogged – although I did cover a couple of his Enigmatic Variations barred/thematic puzzles, way back in 2011 and beyond!

Guardian Saturday Puzzle 28,326 / Picaroon

Sat January 2, 2021 at 8:47 pmSat January 2, 2021 at 12:02 am by Eileen

Picaroon rounds off the year of Saturday crosswords with a puzzle that initially baffled me more than most of you, I suspect. The Special instructions were: ‘Wordplay in all but one of the … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28331 Brendan

Fri January 1, 2021 at 9:52 am by scchua

Thanks to Brendan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Semi-human creature Greek character encountered in youth (8) MINOTAUR : TAU(nineteenth character in the Greek alphabet) contained in(encountered in) MINOR(a youth/person under … Read more >>

Independent 10,677 by Phi

Fri January 1, 2021 at 9:30 am by Quirister

Here’s the latest from Phi, who continues to produce enjoyable puzzles every week. The clues range from fairly straightforward to quite tricky, with a good range of clue types and surprisingly few anagrams. … Read more >>

Inquisitor index: 2021

Tue April 8, 2025 at 12:26 pmFri January 1, 2021 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

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