Today’s FT puzzle is by Falcon.
Independent 10372 / Phi
Last week I blogged a puzzle by Skinny, a newbie in the daily Independent team of setters. This week I am facing an old stager in Phi. Phi often has … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,025 by Nutmeg
A tricky but enjoyable challenge today. As always, Nutmeg provides lovely surfaces, some of them also very neatly concise: 15a, 19a and 24d for example. She also enjoys definitions ranging from the slightly … Read more >>
Independent 10,371 by Knut
A pleasant crossword from Knut today. I shall say no more because if I do the casual viewer of the top of this post may be alerted. Definitions in dark orchid, underlined. Anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,360 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 28, 2019
Financial Times 16,368 by ARTEXLEN
A fine and straightforward puzzle with good surface readings. Thank you Artexlen. ACROSS 1 LEFT-WINGER Player taken off before victory against Germany (4-6) LEFT (taken off) then WIN (victory) with GER (Germany) 7 … Read more >>
Independent 10,370 by Tees
A TEES puzzle today to tease our senses. There were three idioms within the final grid today, two of which contained long anagrams which we enjoyed ‘teesing’ out. We had to check one … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,024 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28024. I thought this a very good puzzle from Brummie. He often has a theme, but if there is one here, it escapes me. I particularly liked … Read more >>
Independent 10,369 / Filbert
Filbert has provided today’s cruciverbal teaser, and since it is Tuesday, there has to be a theme of sorts, and today it is immediately identified at 32. I found this to be a … Read more >>
Guardian 28,023 / Qaos
Hurrah on two counts from me today: a puzzle from one of my favourite setters and I managed to see the theme – although it would have been quite hard to miss. I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1627: Tourist Information by Harribobs
Tourist Information by Harribobs Answers to asterisked clues are entered normally; all others must be cycled on entry. Four answers are members of a group of seven seasoned travellers, and are clued by … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,367 by HAMILTON
Oh, hullo, it’s Hamilton again…
Guardian Quiptic 1051 Matilda
Thanks Matilda for a fun Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Know-how that hurts in the media (7) PROWESS : OW!(exclamation when something hurts one/That hurts!) contained in(in) PRESS(the media, … Read more >>
Independent 10,368 by Vigo
A nice straightforward puzzle for the first Monday of the new year. My fellow bloggers have commented before that Vigo’s puzzles are good examples for beginners who want to learn how this cryptic … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,366 by ZAMORCA
Some Monday morning fun with ZAMORCA… Some nice clues here, with a lack of straight double definitions, and some great surfaces. Some of the parsing was a bit fiddly, but enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks … Read more >>