A brisk solve, clearly clued.
Guardian 28,030 / Paul
Paul moves to the midweek slot today. A fairly typical medley of clues, I think: some good [10,7, 22, 23, 26,2ac, 13dn], some quirky [11ac, 6dn] some bland [15 and 20ac, 21 and … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,374 by JASON
On the easier end of the FT spectrum without sacrificing the enjoyment. Thank you Jason. ACROSS 1 PENCIL CASE Nice place’s arranged wherein writers are found (6,4) anagram (arranged) of NICE PLACE’S … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1628: Listen by Ifor
At the time of writing, it looks to me like Ifor will be at or near the top of the last year’s Inquisitor ranking. Preamble: Each across clue is actually three clues … Read more >>
Independent 10,375 by Knut
It’s Tuesday – theme day – and a Knut to blog – what more could we ask for? Answer – nothing! A really enjoyable solve with a theme that revealed itself gently as … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,029 by Tramp
A very nice mix of clues – 4ac, 8ac, 10ac, 24ac, 1dn, and 9dn were particular favourites. Thanks to Tramp
Guardian Quiptic 1,052/Anto
Anto’s first offering of 2020, which didn’t have much to recommend it as a Quiptic, in my opinion. As always, you may think otherwise. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Guardian 28,028 – Pan
Quite tricky in parts for a Monday puzzle, I thought, but good fun. Thanks to Pan. Across 1. PIT STOP Pause during race to turn top on … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,372 by SLORMGORM
Nice to see a Slorgorm puzzle this morning to mix things up. I enjoyed this puzzle with its wide range of clues and very witty ones at that.
Independent 10,374/Atrica
We had the pleasure of solving Tees’ two hundredth Indy puzzle in a Monday slot before New Year, but today we have only the third of Atrica’s offerings, so a setter at the … Read more >>
Everyman 3,821
Everyman starts the New Year with . . . well, more of the same; bending the rules a bit but generally fun. There are a couple of names that might not be familiar … Read more >>
AZED 2,482 by Azed
My weekly fix of obscure words. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 PRESBYACUSIS One’s drunk by saucer-sips – sign of progressive senility (12) anagram (one’s drunk?) of BY SAUCER SIPS 10 RUBAI Persian verse … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,559 by Hypnos
Straightforward, but not easy. Thank you Hypnos. ACROSS 1 GURU Expert tip for learning language in Asia, not Germany (4) learninG (tip for, last letter of) then URdU (language in Asia) missing D … Read more >>
Independent 10,373 by Klingsor
An enjoyable Saturday solve from Klingsor today. The SE corner held us up for a bit but once we had solved the clues, we wondered why we’d had a problem. Our favourite clue … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1415: Peace at Cagey’s
‘Twas the season of goodwill when this was published, between Christmas and New Year, when all Cagey craved was a little PEACE and quiet… The preamble states that: ‘A certain group has left … Read more >>