Thank you Peter for an enjoyable puzzle.
Independent 10086 by Serpent
A windy February morning and Serpent comes along to further blow away the winter cobwebs. Serpent puzzles have quickly become a favourite of mine – not just because of the likelihood of finding … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1367: On The Dot by Chalicea
If ON THE DOT was by Harribobs, I would be expecting a fiendishly complicated join-the-dots endgame, in the shape of maybe an echidna, or Estonia…but this is by Chalicea, and she is usually a bit … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,734 by Brendan
I enjoyed this, and not hard once I caught on to Brendan’s ways of disguising the definitions as parts of wordplay. Thank you Brendan.
Independent 10085 / Phi
Last week I blogged Windsurfer, a newcomer to the Independent stable. This week I’m blogging Phi, one of the long standing setters in the same series. I first blogged a Phi puzzle on … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,086 by BRADMAN
On the easier side of Bradman’s offerings this Friday. Thanks Don, for a quick workout.
Guardian Cryptic 27,739 by Qaos
The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27739.
Guardian 27,738 / Imogen
An enjoyable puzzle from Imogen for this Thursday morning. The construction of the clues was pretty straightforward – in fact, less of a challenge than Imogen often is – but they were all … Read more >>
Independent 10,084 by Italicus
Apart from one or two grumbles detailed below, this was all pleasantly done. Several good clues, such as 24ac. I need help on the parsing of 20ac, which is quite beyond me, but otherwise it all seemed reasonably easy.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 16,085 by ARTEXLEN
My first blog of an Artexlen puzzle.
Financial Times 16,075 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 26, 2019
Financial Times 16,084 by AARDVARK
Sorry the blog is late, the online puzzle is not available at the moment and Gaufrid had to help me find a copy.
Thanks also to Cryptic Sue for being and early bird and spotting this morning that I had inadvertently posted a blog for yesterday’s puzzle by mistake.
Guardian Cryptic 27,737 by Nutmeg
Enjoyed this – a lot of neat constructions and some sneaky definitions. The online Special instructions mentioning a correction to the clue for 9 down also brought a smile [9 across now reads “worthy committees”]. Favourites were 3dn and 13dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.
Independent 10,083 by Eccles
Just seeing that we had an Eccles to blog today raised a smile and the solve didn’t disappoint.
Inquisitor 1579: Lemon Aid by Triton
Preamble: Renowned setter Andy Lemon has been kidnapped, but his captors have unwisely allowed him to submit this puzzle disclosing his whereabouts. All but 12 clues are normal. In each of 6 clues … Read more >>