A straightforward puzzle from Slormgorm is this morning’s FT offering.
Guardian Cryptic 28,061 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28061. The SW corner took me longer than the rest of the puzzle together, with the obscure AVIZANDUM (and its equally opaque wordplay) as last in. there … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,395 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 8, 2020
Guardian 28,060 / Philistine
It’s Philistine’s turn to provide our entertainment today – and he does it in characteristic style. Lots of clever clues, as usual from this setter – my favourites were 14ac and 6,9 – … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,404 by AARDVARK
A traditional puzzle from Aardvark. Thank you. The grid is a pangram. If you keep on lookout for this sort of thing while solving it helps to spot words like QUICHE, RIOJA etc. … Read more >>
Independent 10406 / Eccles
Eccles today, so we can expect a well clued crossword, unlikely to have a theme or a message. This puzzle meets those expectations very well.. I think the only entry … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,059 by Pasquale
Got off to a quick start then stalled towards the end. Favourites were 10ac, 22ac, 8dn, 16dn, 18dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Pasquale
Inquisitor 1633: Impersonation by Skylark
Skylark is the fourth in the series of female setters following Nutmeg, Chalicea and Vismut in the past three weeks. The preamble was quite short this week and stated: Twenty-seven … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,403 by FALCON
A pleasant Tuesday morning excercise.
Independent 10,405 by Radian
An excellent set of clues as usual from Radian today. It was not all that easy, but perfectly understandable in retrospect. Definitions in olive, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics. The theme (Radian has … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,057 by Anto
Anto is providing our entertainment today: mostly straightforward with a few tricky moments. I made steady progress with this, then realised I’d got absolutely nothing in the SW corner. That held out for … Read more >>
Independent 10,404 by Gila
Thanks Gila for an enjoyable challenge this morning. Gila is testing us with a wide range of cultural influences (art, literature and music); there are a few unusual words but the clues are … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,402 by VELIA
A gentle start to the week from VELIA… Good mix of clues here, nothing too challenging. Some lovely surfaces, 8d and 13d in particular. I found 10a a bit odd in that there … Read more >>
Guardian 28,058 – Pan
Even by “gentle Monday” standards I made short work of this, with a lot of write-ins. There seems to be a definite mistake in one clue, and I have a couple of other … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops/670 ) Continental Deterrent
A tougher crossword this time – least ways that’s the way I found it. It has some top-notch clues and it was worth re-reading them to do this blog. When I started solving … Read more >>