Vlad provides a toughie this morning.
Independent 10,418 by Eccles
It’s Wednesday and it’s Eccles again – we’re in for some fun! We found this a little easier than we expected it to be, but that’s not to say we didn’t enjoy it. … Read more >>
Guardian 28,072 – Tramp
I made a slow start on this, and didn’t get much quicker as I eventually progressed. A few tricky parsings too, even when the answer was (reasonably) clear. There’s an obvious Houdini theme … Read more >>
Independent 10,417 / Vigo
Vigo has provided today’s puzzle for our intellectual stimulation. Tuesday’s puzzle normally includes a theme, but if there is one today, it has eluded me. I found this puzzle to be towards the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1635: Double Checking by Phi
Double Checking by Phi The puzzle is based on one of a set of verses. In one cell in each column the across and down answers clash; clashes to be resolved in favour … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,415 by BASILISK
Recommended, even if you don’t usually do the Tuesday FT.
Financial Times 16,414 by ZAMORCA
A satisfying challenge from ZAMORCA this morning… And, if I'm not much mistaken, a pangram to boot! All good stuff, though I think my parsing of 14d and 27a is a bit dodgy. … Read more >>
Independent 10,416 by Italicus
A puzzle full of intricate wordplay from Italicus.
Guardian Quiptic 1059 Carpathian
Thanks to Carpathian for a neat and enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Confront air conditioning price (6) ACCOST : AC(abbrev. for “air conditioning”) + COST(the price to pay … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,070 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28070. Anto has graduated from an occasional Quiptic, which were not well received. Here he or she has some interesting ideas for clues; there were a couple … Read more >>
Cyclops 671 – Extempore Leadership
An irreverent Cyclopsean bimble through the corridors of power and a smattering of Lower 6th Common Room smuttery…all is well with the world!… Bit of a rush to get this out due to … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,566 by Loglady
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. I very much enjoyed this puzzle although there is one clue I don’t understand needed help with – thanks to Rabbit Dave and NeilW. … Read more >>
Everyman 3,828
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3828. Much as we have come to expect from Everyman; three &lit clues, where the entire clue may be read as definition or as wordplay, and the … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 200 – Kite
Spoiler alert: harsh words ahead.
Azed 2489
After last week’s tricky Letters Latent puzzle, this one was a lot gentler, though of the usual high quality. Thanks to Azed. Across 1. SHAMBA Plot devising … Read more >>