A typical WANDERER offering on a Friday. Riveting, delightful and lots of fun.
Guardian Cryptic 27876 Brummie
Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Irony of lake’s contribution to climate change? (8) METALLIC : Anagram of(… change) [ L(abbrev. for “lake”) plus(‘s contribution to) CLIMATE ]. … Read more >>
Independent 10,222 by Monk
We always look forward to blogging Monk’s puzzles…….
Financial Times 16,222 by FALCON
Falcon provides thsi morning’s entertainment.
Financial Times 16,212 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 6, 2019
Independent 10,221 / Gila
Gila has set our mid-week puzzle this time, on a less common grid with three 15-letter lights. I found this quite a teaser, and although I made swift progress through the top half, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,221 by GOZO
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 >>