A puzzle much easier to solve than to parse this morning from Julius.
Independent 10401 / Serpent
Serpent gives us an entertaining challenge today. Thursday is often a theme day in the Independent. I couldn’t see one in the entries, but I often have a look at … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,389 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 1, 2020
Financial Times 16,398 by MONK
A tough one, but very satisfying to get it all explained in the end. Thank you Monk. The grid made this trickier than it might have been, the four corners overlapped the rest … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,054 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28054. Double definitions abound, as do hairdos. An enjoyable puzzle from Brummie. ACROSS 9 ROUST Drive away, restricting speed initially, then create a stir (5) An envelope … Read more >>
Independent 10,400 by Poins
Not all that easy today; after all it is Wednesday. Perhaps Eimi is changing things a bit. Or perhaps it was in fact easy, but I was just incompetent. Definitions in tomato, underlined. … Read more >>
Financial Times 16397 Gurney
Thanks to Gurney for an enjoyable puzzle with nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (WordPress is not working for me, and I’ve had to do it the hard and long way, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1632: Missing by Vismut
I very much enjoyed Vismut’s first two puzzles as an Inquisitor, but the third one not so much. Let’s see how we get on with this. Preamble: On completion of the grid … Read more >>
Guardian 28,053 / Nutmeg
I do love Nutmeg’s puzzles and this one more than lived up to expectations in wit, elegance and ingenuity. I’ll leave you to name favourites. Many thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Independent 10,399 by Filbert
We only seem to come across Filbert once a month, and we have only blogged one of his previous puzzles – but from past experience, we knew we were in for a bit … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,396 by ZAMORCA
Challenging puzzle from Zamorca this morning!
Guardian Quiptic 1,056/Matilda
Always a pleasure when I see Matilda’s name on opening up the Quiptic. I found this an entertaining puzzle, with one or two clues requiring a bit of head-scratching; but it was all … Read more >>
Independent 10,398 by Kairos
I found this a mixture of easy and tricky clues.
Guardian Cryptic 28,052 by Vulcan
A quick and pleasant solve – I particularly liked 9ac, 11ac, 28ac, 1dn, 4dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Vulcan.
Everyman 3,825
A bit of a mixed bag this week: mostly straightforward, some excellent clues, but a few slightly iffy ones. I enjoyed most of this, but a few clues look as though Everyman didn’t … Read more >>