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Independent 10574 / Eccles

Wed September 2, 2020 at 8:33 amWed September 2, 2020 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Eccles and I seem to meet regularly on a Wednesday. I am perfectly happy with that. As usual, Eccles treats us to some excellent surfaces which generate answers that make … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1661: Line Drawing by Extent

Tue September 1, 2020 at 10:00 am by duncanshiell

eXtent returns this week. I blogged the last puzzle from this setter back in January. That puzzle also featured some blanks in the grid during the solving process. The preamble … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,570, by DOGBERRY.

Tue September 1, 2020 at 9:18 am by Grant Baynham

A fun Tuesday solve with some ingenious clueing for which thanks to Dogberry. For some reason, my software won't let me enter 10 Down, so SPOILER ALERT, I'll parse it here… 10 Endlessly … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,227 by Paul

Tue September 1, 2020 at 2:44 pmTue September 1, 2020 at 2:53 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28227. Paul doe it yet again: a creative and entertaining concoction, even if he sails a little too close to the wind for my comfort in one … Read more >>

Independent 10,573 by Knut

Tue September 1, 2020 at 1:07 am by John

I haven’t blogged a Knut for some time, maybe for too much time. There were several anagrams in the clues, which made it less demanding than I remember things being in the past. … Read more >>

Quiptic 1,085 by Carpathian

Mon August 31, 2020 at 5:32 pmMon August 31, 2020 at 11:02 am by Quirister

An excellent Quiptic as always by Carpathian. This puzzle is full of surfaces that immediately conjure up a mental image, which of course is there to mislead the solver: “police got a criminal” … Read more >>

Guardian 28,226 / Pan

Tue September 1, 2020 at 11:10 amMon August 31, 2020 at 9:18 am by Eileen

It’s Pan to help cheer up a rather chilly Bank Holiday, with a puzzle with a bit more bite to it than the Monday usual. (That isn’t a criticism.) I really enjoyed this … Read more >>

Independent 10,572/Bluth

Mon August 31, 2020 at 8:41 amMon August 31, 2020 at 7:30 am by Pierre

It’s Bank Holiday Monday, it’s not beach weather, and if you’re not quarantined and do venture out you’ll have to understand/obey/lose patience with the Covid rules and regulations. An indoor diversion, therefore, in … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,569 by VELIA

Mon August 31, 2020 at 4:59 amMon August 31, 2020 at 1:43 am by Teacow

A (mostly) gentle start to the week from VELIA… This all went quite swimmingly, with all the long clues round the edges going in early on. Nothing to complain about (though I dare … Read more >>

Everyman 3,854/23 August

Sun October 18, 2020 at 2:05 pmSun August 30, 2020 at 12:15 am by Pierre

Another sound puzzle from Everyman, with – as should be the case – nothing to frighten the horses. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1592 Hoskins

Sun August 30, 2020 at 5:36 pmSun August 30, 2020 at 12:01 am by scchua

Thank you to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 6. Take Scottish leader’s temperature for doc (7) SURGEON : “T”(symbol for “temperature” in physics) deleted from(Take) “Sturgeon”(Nicola, First Minister of Scotland). … Read more >>