Financial Times 16,629 by FLIMSY

The first FLIMSY I’ve blogged, I think, makes for a gentle start to the week… A pretty straightforward solve this. Don’t really have much to add! 15d was rather neat. Thanks FLIMSY! ACROSS … Read more >>

Azed 2525

A fairly typical Azed experience for me on this one, with most of the answers going in fairly quickly and a few stragglers holding out longer. It’s always good to solve a long … Read more >>

Everyman 3,864

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3864. Much as we have come to expect from Everyman, including the rhyming pair at 3D and 11D, and the ‘primarily’ clue at 6A. There are a … Read more >>

Guardian 28,284 / Nutmeg

Nutmeg, not at her toughest, ends the week with her customary elegance and style. Lots of lovely clues, as always:  I‘ll leave you to name favourites. Many thanks, Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Independent 10,630 by Phi

As I’m pretty sure I’ve said before, week after week we go on getting crosswords of a high standard from Phi. I can’t find anything here that is at all controversial, and my … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,616 by Mudd

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 24, 2020 This puzzle is highly unusual in that I strongly suspect that there are two typographical errors in it.  The suspect clues are 10ac … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1458 – Cover Story by Gaston

“Clues are given in normal order, but there are five unclued thematic entries, one of which must have seven of its cells blacked out in the completed grid; the other four are all of a kind. Solvers must highlight 19 suitably placed cells in the completed grid, thus completing the COVER STORY. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

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