A trickier than usual puzzle from Gozo today. Thank you Gozo.
Guardian Cryptic 27,875 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27875.
Inquisitor 1602: Mystery Man by Vismut
This is Vismut’s second puzzle in the Inquisitor series. I blogged her previous one which was themed on the nursery rhyme, Oranges & Lemons. There was a good deal of thematic material in … Read more >>
Guardian 27,874 / Qaos
It’s always a real pleasure to find Qaos’ name on a puzzle I’m down to blog – except there’s always pressure, too. While a number of setters sometimes have themes, we know that … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,220 by HAMILTON
A fast Tuesday solve, although not without style and Hamilton’s (occasional) trademark buccanneer way with The Rules.
Independent 10220 / Radian
Radian has given us what I thought was a fairly gentle crossword today For a change, I have been able to parse all the entries before getting too deeply into … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,873 by Arachne
Spicier than the usual Monday, and it’s always nice to see Arachne on any day of the week. Lovely surfaces and wordplay, with plenty of smiles and some outright laughs – favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 21dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Arachne.
Independent 10,219 by Phi
A well crafted puzzle by Phi of very high quality. This was much more accessible than last Monday’s puzzle (no obscure bands, at any rate) but still required a lot of careful thought to decrypt all the clues.
Guardian Quiptic 1,026/Matilda
I don’t think we’ve ever had a dud Quiptic – barely a dud clue – from Matilda in the time she has been setting for this slot. Another good’un this morning to get … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,219 by CRUX
Good puzzle to kick off the week.
Everyman 3,795
The Observer crossword from Jul 7, 2019
We’re getting used the new-style Everyman, aren’t we?
Independent on Sunday 1,533/Skinny
As far as I can tell, this is a debut for Skinny, so welcome. I found this a tractable and pleasing puzzle in the IoS style, spoilt only by one clue which is … Read more >>
Azed 2456
A non-standard puzzle this week Azed puzzles published on the first Sunday of the month are competition puzzles. Often they are just plain puzzles, but on a few occasions each … Read more >>
Independent 10,218 by Tyrus
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. I hope you’re having a good weekend. Thanks to Tyrus for today’s puzzling fun. I was expecting a real challenge, but in the event, … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1389 Perimeter by Gila
A central area that needs letters to move to the top/bottom/ left or right and the wordplay and then something else to consider with the normal clues. Some relatively straight forward clues with … Read more >>