Julius provides some head-scratching fun this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 27,852 by Boatman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27852.
Financial Times 16,188 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 8, 2019
Independent 10,197 / Loglady
This Wednesday has afforded me my first opportunity to blog a puzzle by Loglady, the second time in as many weeks that I have blogged a compiler’s work for the first time. And … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,197 by AARDVARK
Another enjoyable puzzle from Aardvark. Thank you.
Guardian 27,851 / Qaos
It was a surprise – but by no means an unpleasant one – to find a Qaos puzzle this morning, only two weeks after the last one. I was enjoying solving the puzzle, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1598: Eleutherian by Opsimath
Eleutherian by Opsimath Clues are listed in alphabetical order of their solutions, to be entered in the grid jigsaw fashion, wherever they will go. Letters occupying cells 1-19 will then spell in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,850 by Vlad
A fairly quick solve, with the longer clues filled in early, but quite a few trickier clues to work out and parse at the end. Favourites 1/6/12, 11ac, 15ac, 27ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Vlad
Financial Times 16,196 by HAMILTON
A rather theatrical Tuesday offering…
Independent 10196 / Vigo
It’s a Vigo puzzle this Tuesday. The grid has 36 entries, 20 across and 16 down. That’s a few more than normal and often an indication that there is some … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,022/Matilda
Apologies for the late blog, but as you will probably have discovered, this week’s Quiptic wasn’t uploaded to the Grauniad site till late morning. A fine puzzle from Matilda, with a couple of … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,195 by ARMONIE
Armonie starts off the week with a gentle challenge.
Guardian 27,849 – Vulcan
Last time I blogged a Vulcan puzzle I commented that ” I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for his puzzles, with their mostly very straightforward clues mixed with some rather weak cryptic definitions”, … Read more >>
Independent 10,195/Hoskins
I haven’t blogged a Hoskins puzzle for ages, so I was really pleased to bag this one. He’s a talented setter who has produced an excellent Indy offering here in the usual accessible … Read more >>
Everyman 3,791
The Observer crossword from June 9, 2019
This Everyman puzzle took me an hour to finish, which was about the same amount of time that I spent on the Guardian’s Prize from Paul.
Perhaps, I wasn’t in the right mindset but my conclusion must be ‘this was quite hard’.