Another appearance by Philistine in the prize slot and as it’s exactly 12 weeks since his last appearance it falls to me to blog it again (and it’s the third time this year).
Financial Times 16,235 by BRADMAN
No walk in the park for me today, with a solid challenge from BRADMAN occupying the better part of my Friday morning. Thanks BRADMAN, for a good workout.
Independent 10,235 / Silvanus
Silvanus is occupying the Friday slot this week, with Phi having appeared earlier in the week. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, an appropriate prelude to the cruciverbal challenges of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,889 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27889.
Guardian 27,888 / Puck
A particularly Puckish puzzle this morning. I think Puck has had fun exploiting his amusing theme, clearly indicated at 26ac, with his usual wit and ingenuity. I really enjoyed it and … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,234 by NEO
Today’s FT challenge is set by Neo.
Independent 10234 / Loglady
Loglady is a setter who has, so far, produced more weekend Indie puzzles than weekday puzzles. It is good to see new setters added to the weekday roster. The phrase … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,224 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 20, 2019
Financial Times 16,233 by JULIUS
I always enjoy puzzles from Julius. For me they have a consistently high concentration of penny-drop-moments: those jumps from from “WTF is this about?” to “Aha, of course!”. Thank you Julius.
Independent 10,233 by Phi
In his new peripatetic state Phi appears on a Wednesday and to my pleasure clashes with me. This was his usual enjoyable crossword, which I found a bit easier than usual: only 11ac and 14ac held me up, and even now I’m not totally comfortable with them.
Apologies for slight lateness of this blog. Computer problems, which are I hope more or less resolved.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Guardian Cryptic 27,887 by Paul
Tricky and fun from Paul, if not quite living up to the surface of 21dn today. Favourites were 8ac, 10ac, 22/26, 13dn, and 21dn
Financial Times 16,232 by PETO
Very fast solve of some very sound if sometimes convoluted clueing…
Inquisitor 1604: A Day Trip from Columbia by Kruger
This will be only the fourth of Kruger‘s 41 Inquisitor puzzles that I’ve blogged – kenmac usually snaffles them. Preamble: Two colleagues on a day trip to the sea have left another … Read more >>
Guardian 27,886 – Qaos
Good Qaotic fun today: not too hard, with only one clue giving me a bit of trouble in the parsing. The puzzle celebrates the satirical magazine PRIVATE EYE, which recently published its 1500th … Read more >>
Independent 10,232 by Filbert
Filbert has been setting Indy puzzles for a year and a half now, but we haven’t had the pleasure of blogging one of his offerings until now.