A brisk Tuesday workout, slowed only by a couple of new words.
Quiptic 1,029 by Hectence
Hectence’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 10,237 by Kairos
I thought this was an excellent puzzle with just the right level of cultural references.
Financial Times 16,237 by CRUX
Monday morning fun courtesy of CRUX…
Guardian Cryptic 27,891 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27891.
Cyclops 656 – Posh Schemer
I’m not sure if Cyclops is saying a not-too-fond ‘Farewell’ to TMay, or offering a Churchillian ‘Welcome’ to BoJo – or both – in this puzzle. Quite a few aggressive gestures – TWO-FINGER … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,536 by Peter
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Scchua is away, so I have the pleasure today. Thanks to Peter for another enjoyable puzzle in which my favourite clues were ADOBE, MERMAN … Read more >>
Azed 2459
I took a while to get going on this one, but once I had a few entries in I had a sudden flurry of successes, and most of the rest went in fairly … Read more >>
Everyman 3,798/28 July
Another sound enough offering from Everyman this morning, but with one clue where the instruction is missing and a few – in my opinion at least – with rather random surface readings. … Read more >>
Guardian Genius No 193 by Jack
I wasn’t familiar with Jack as a setter, but I have encountered him as Serpent in the Inquisitor series.
Independent 10236 by Knut
August is with us, as is a puzzle from Knut. A touch of a musical theme and a few clues that required some general knowledge facts to crack. Highly enjoyable Thanks Knut … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1392: Name That Tune by X-Type
Hello everyone. I was happy to see a puzzle from a Jaguar (even if this one isn’t one of my cousins!). For me it was very much at the easier end of the … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,884 by Philistine
Another appearance by Philistine in the prize slot and as it’s exactly 12 weeks since his last appearance it falls to me to blog it again (and it’s the third time this year).
Financial Times 16,235 by BRADMAN
No walk in the park for me today, with a solid challenge from BRADMAN occupying the better part of my Friday morning. Thanks BRADMAN, for a good workout.
Independent 10,235 / Silvanus
Silvanus is occupying the Friday slot this week, with Phi having appeared earlier in the week. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, an appropriate prelude to the cruciverbal challenges of … Read more >>