Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 16, 2019
Independent 10,101 / Filbert
Filbert, a compiler whose work I have little experience of, has provided us with today’s cruciverbal challenge. I found this to be quite a tough crossword, both to complete and to parse to … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,102 by JULIUS
Another entertaining puzzle, as we have come to expect. Thank you again Julius.
Guardian Cryptic 27,755 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27755.
Inquisitor 1582: Missing Flight Bag by Ifor
Ifor is a pretty prolific Inquisitor setter, his last two puzzles being the Heart Transplant puzzle (1562) and the Molesworth “Down with Skool” puzzle (1575). The extensive rubric to this one read: Two … Read more >>
Guardian 27,754 / Shed
A welcome return for Shed – we haven’t seen him over here since last July but he was in the FT as Dogberry last month, so I hope we’re going to see him … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,101 by GURNEY
A straightforward and speedy Tuesday solve.
Independent 10100 / Crosophile
Crosophile provides the challenge today Crosophile often provides a theme in his puzzles. Today there seem to be a couple of threads, one based on slang for ‘excellent’ or really … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,006/Pan
A nicely pitched, soundly constructed Quiptic from Pan this morning, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent 10,099 by Wire
I think this is my first encounter with Wire, and it took me a while to get into the right mindset – but once I got started, everything seemed to be straightforward. Definitely … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,753 by Chifonie
All good fun, with a few trickier elements at the end, including my favourites 4dn and 7dn. Thanks to Chifonie.
Financial Times 16,100 by JASON
A fine start to the week from JASON…
AZED 2,436 ‘Billets-doux’
Azed temporarily turned into Baudelaire to create a love poem in rhyming couplets as a late Valentine’s Day present to solvers. I am not going to comment on the literary worth of his … Read more >>
Everyman 3,775
The Observer crossword from Feb 17, 2019
Not a crossword that could be finished during my Sunday brunch, I’m afraid. But – hurrah – I did finish it (without making any mistakes)! And, did I like it?
Independent on Sunday 1,513/Kairos
Always a smile from me when Kairos crops up on my IoS watch. One or two bits of post-solve investigative work required, which led me down some interesting paths. Abbreviations … Read more >>