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.
Financial Times 16,449 by ZAMORCA
A gentle ZAMORCA for an Easter Monday… Hope you all had a happy Easter! An enjoyable bunch of clues here, with nothing proving too taxing – though 8a took longer to solve and … Read more >>
Everyman 3,834/5 April
I enjoyed solving and blogging this Everyman offering. Nicely constructed, and with a wide variety of subject matter to get your teeth into. There are the trademarks as usual. The two linked clues … Read more >>
Azed 2495
The competition puzzle that isn’t: “We regret that prizes for our puzzles are temporarily suspended” says the website. I got through this one reasonably quickly, and didn’t have too much trouble writing up … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1572 Alchemi
Thank you Alchemi. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Even numbers tossing cabers (6) BRACES : Anagram of(tossing) CABERS. Defn: Plural of “pair”/an even number (of something). 4 Instrument behind keeping … Read more >>
Independent 10,451 by Tyrus
I find I am repeating myself – this one was tough. It took me at least three separate solving sessions and I gave up timing how long – it was well over 2 … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1428: Vow by Skylark
Hello all. I hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and sane and are able to enjoy the Easter weekend. Thanks for this enjoyable puzzle go to Skylark, a new … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,099 by Paul
A fiendishly clever puzzle by Paul – but no prizes! I think that this was the first Saturday puzzle for which no prizes are to be awarded, presumably because the office is in … Read more >>
Independent 10,450 / Phi
Phi has provided a challenging puzzle for our Good Friday entertainment. Phi definitely had the last (and second to last) laugh on me today, since I almost drew a blank in the NE … Read more >>
Guardian 28,104 / Paul
Paul rounds off the week with a mixture of straightforward clues to get us started and some more challenging ones to make us think. It took a few minutes to get started – … Read more >>