The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27838.
Financial Times 16,183 by CRUX
A mixed bag from CRUX this morning in that some clues were very easy and others quite tricky indeed!
Independent 10,183 by Knut
I found this a tough puzzle to get started with. There was an interesting variety of clues and you often had to break the clue down to atomic level to work out the parsing.
Guardian 27,837 / Vulcan
It’s Vulcan’s turn to the start the week.
Guardian Quiptic 1,020/Pan
Pan can always be relied on to give us a Quiptic that will provide a sound but enjoyable challenge to an improving solver. This is one of those. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Everyman 3,789
Everyman’s recent form continues: a little rough in places, but a witty and enjoyable solve.
Guardian Genius 191 by Kite
Not a good start for this one. Firstly it appeared a day late and then the initial pdf upload had the clue for 35ac missing. With 40% solved during my first quick pass … Read more >>
Azed 2450
A carte blanche to blog this week. I always enjoy cartes blanches as I like the challenge of cold solving a few clues. We were told that the grid was … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,527 by Tees
Interesting, but one clue I found much harder than the others. Thank you Tees.
Independent 10,182 by Filbert (Sat 01-Jun 2019)
Filbert is now established as a regular Saturday setter and must’ve claimed today in advance with a desire to come up a puzzle like this. It has a theme suitable for today’s main … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1383: One Down by Ifor
Some tricky (and educational) stuff from Ifor this week, which kept me going right to the submission deadline… The preamble states that: “16 clues contain a thematic item as an extra word. The … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,830 by Paul
Amusing and inventive I thought – Thanks Paul.
Financial Times 16,181 / Bradman
Turbolegs had to rush off to catch a flight before he had time to post his blog so he asked me to publish his parsing of the clues (but he didn’t send me … Read more >>
Guardian 27,835 / Paul
It’s Paul rounding off the week, with just the right amount of challenge and some witty surfaces, providing several smiles along the way. I enjoyed this – many thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Independent 10181 / Phi
It’s Friday, so it’s a puzzle from Phi The grid contains the word THEME, but that’s the closest I get to a theme for the puzzle. There are a couple of … Read more >>