A relatively rare, but welcome, appearance by Vlad in the prize slot this week.
Independent 10,307 / Phi
Phi has filled yet another Friday slot this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle and found it to be of medium difficulty on the Indy scale. I particularly enjoyed working out the longer … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,307 by BRADMAN
A fun puzzle from BRADMAN, with 8d and 28a holding me up from a speedy solve, having come across the solution for neither of the two. Google helped confirm the parse for 27a. Thanks BRADMAN!
Guardian Cryptic 27,961 by Qaos
A quick solve for a Friday, with lots of nice and smooth cluing. Favourites were 10ac, 19ac, 29ac, 9dn, and 22dn.
Guardian 27,960 – Nutmeg
A delightful puzzle from Nutmeg; not difficult, but with elegant and witty clueing throughout, and some nicely concealed definitions. I was helped by spotting the Nina early on: around the perimeter we have … Read more >>
Independent 10306 / Monk
Monk provides the Thursday challenge in this week’s Independent series. Monk has obviously reached a landmark in his setting career and I’m guessing he has set 150 (CL in Roman … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,306 by ORENSE
Don’t try to solve this if you’re hungry… …some of the answers in today’s puzzle relate to food (COLD TURKEY, CHICKEN, TOASTIE, CURRY etc). This was a typical Orense crossword, with sensible surfaces … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,296 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2019
Financial Times 16,305 by MONK
A tough puzzle from Monk, but a good one. Thank you Monk. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…. There once was a time when seeing Monk’s … Read more >>
Independent 10,305 by Gila
Long gone seem to be the days when Wednesday was comparatively gentle, with Dac’s excellent but not all that demanding offerings every week. The last two Wednesdays that I’ve blogged have been rather … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,959 by Imogen
Imogen goes heavy on the general knowledge today.
Financial Times 16304 Gurney
Thanks to Gurney for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Eyeing from here, proves boat is not manoeuvring? (11,4) OBSERVATION POST : Anagram of(… manoeuvring) PROVES BOAT IS … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1616: Change by eXtent
This will be the fourth out of seven Inquisitor puzzles from eXtent that I’ve blogged – the previous one was around the time of the first Brexit deadline. Preamble: In accordance with … Read more >>
Independent 10,304 by Knut
It’s Knut’s turn this week for the Tuesday slot. We also blogged his last very entertaining puzzle in the Indy.
Guardian Cryptic 27,958 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27958.