Financial Times 16,524 by MOO
Moo returns for his/her fourth FT outing I also blogged the setter's second puzzle and found it to be enjoyable, if not perfect. I think the same could be said of this one. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,181 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28181. It takes me a while to get onto Nutmeg’s wavelength, so this was a slow but steady solve, but ultimately very satisfying. ACROSS 9 LAGER LOUT … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,514 by Artexlen
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 27, 2020 Our second weekend puzzle from Artexlen had me working hard for a while. Guess I need a bit more time to easily tune … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,523 by GOZO
Easier then usual from Gozo, but no less enjoyable. There is at least one pangram in here, probably more. UPDATE: this is a quadruple pangram. Not many of these have been achieved in … Read more >>
Guardian 28,180 / Brendan
Brendan provides the midweek challenge in a clever puzzle with a theme that, especially with time on one’s hands, is not hard to spot. Too much cross-referencing in clues can be irritating but … Read more >>
Independent 10526 / Eccles
I always enjoy blogging an Eccles puzzle. This was good fun with lots of smooth clues as always. My favourite was the one for ENTERITIS at 3 down where the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1653: Lemon Time by Triton
Triton returns to a previous character when his friend, the setter Andy Lemon, is kidnapped again. Andy first appeared in Inquisitor 1579 in February last year. In that blog, Ken Mackenzie noted that … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,522 by FLIMSY
Worth a look, if you haven’t tried it. Mostly straightforward but with some teasers in the bottom left which gave me pause. Enjoyed it. Thanks to Flimsy. ACROSS 1 INDUSTRY Attempt to follow … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,179 by Imogen
A tricky set of clues after what felt like a very quick start. I particularly liked the four outer clues, as well as 5dn, 17dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Imogen. Getting ELBOW ROOM, … Read more >>
Independent 10,525 by Kairos
Very hard work today. Kairos has produced a sound enough crossword so far as I can see, but I have to admit that I didn’t really enjoy it much, probably my fault because … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,077 by Beale
I don’t think I’ve met Beale before – he/she seems to have returned to the Quiptic slot recently after a break. Nice to meet you! This was perhaps not the easiest of Quiptics … Read more >>
Independent 10,524 by Vigo
A gentle Monday cryptic. I had a couple of quibbles, which I've detailed in the blog. There were a few old chestnuts like orchestra but also some good surface readings. 9 has to … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,521 by ZAMORCA
A ZAMORCA to start off Monday… Not much to say really… nothing too taxing here, though the precise parsing of some of them was a little awkward. I suppose 7d might be a … Read more >>
Guardian 28,178 – Carpathian
I initially thought this was Carpathian’s debut in the Cryptic slot, but a little research showed me that I had in fact blogged her first such effort a few weeks ago. I can … Read more >>
Azed 2507
A quick start on this: after my first pass through the clues I found I’d solved 18. This would normally have been exactly half, but unusually this grid has 18 acrosses and 20 … Read more >>