Today’s lockdown entertainment is provided by Slormgorm.
Independent 10,456 by Phi
Phi day again! As usual we started out looking at the clue for 1ac – and were stumped. However, once we worked our way into the grid, we realised that … Read more >>
Independent 10,455 / Monk
Monk has supplied this week’s Thursday puzzle. It is indeed a long time since it has fallen to me to blog one of his teasers. I never ever seem to race through a … Read more >>
Guardian 28,109 – Picaroon
A strong week of Guardian puzzles continues with another great offering from Picaroon. The four long down answers in this grid are either a big help if you can solve them early on, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,443 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 4, 2020
Financial Times 16,451 by BASILISK
Note: there is an error in the PDF version of this puzzle: 16 across should be labelled 15, 16 and 20 across should be labelled 19, 20. Other than that an entertaining puzzle. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,108 by Crucible
Day 24 in the Lockdown House, and your blogger is trying to keep his spirits up…
Independent 10454 / Eccles
Eccles is currently the most regular Wednesday setter for the Independent weekday series. This was a puzzle of two halves for me. I made excellent progress on the top half, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1641: April Fool by Ferret
It’s over four years since Ferret last appeared as an Inquisitor setter. That puzzle, in January 2016, involved Tarzan moving across the grid by swinging on lianas. I wonder what Ferret has in … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,450 by HAMILTON
Tough stuff for a Tuesday, I thought. Not that the the days are currently much differentiated…
Guardian Cryptic 28,107 by Imogen
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28107. A sparkling puzzle for these dark times from Imogen, with much humour, anchored by the pair of rather improbable quotes at 9A and 25A (which puts … Read more >>
Independent 10,453 by Crosophile
An excellent crossword from Crosophile today: the clues are tight and some of them are very good, despite slight misgivings in places. Definitions in rebeccapurple, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics. The theme is … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,065 by Carpathian
Carpathian provides another classic example of a Quiptic on this somewhat non-standard Bank Holiday. Concise clues with some good surfaces; I liked the port-swilling uncle in 14a, the cleverly-misleading old drawing in 5d, … Read more >>
Guardian 28,106 / Brendan
It’s a real treat to see Brendan on a Monday. A bit more of a challenge than usual, perhaps, but I hope those who prefer a ‘gentle start to the week’ won’t be … Read more >>
Independent 10,452 by Bluth
I haven’t seen Bluth before and found this an enjoyable puzzle.