It’s Wednesday and it’s Eccles.
Financial Times 17,985 by GUY
A treat to see GUY on a Wednesday.
Modern Life is Good-ish
Many of you will be familiar with Bluth in The Independent, Fed in The Guardian and Django in The Telegraph.
Independent 11,975 / Tees
Tees has provided our cruciverbal entertainment today, which is theme day, of course. I very much enjoyed solving and blogging today’s puzzle, which I found to be towards the easier end of the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1895: Neck Rub by Ifor
Neck Rub by Ifor
All perimeter entries are words derived by modifying their clue answers in a consistent way. A two-word phrase, from which the puzzle title has been derived in the same way, must be written under the grid. All other clues contain an extra letter. Those extra letters in the clues to 4- and 5-letter answers, read in clue order, describe which non-perimeter letters must be identified; likewise those from clues to 6-, 7- and 8-letter answers explain what must then be done.
Guardian Cryptic 29,627 by Brendan
A Brendan puzzle for pet lovers.
Financial Times 17,984 by STEERPIKE
Some precise, economical clues from Steerpike today . . .
Financial Times 17,983 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT kicks off the week…
Independent 11,974/Umpire
I found this one from Umpire a little on the clunky side, with a couple of stretchy definitions, but I am only one of the many solvers of this crossword this morning. Others … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,626 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29626.
Financial Times 17,982 by Julius
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 22, 2025
Independent on Sunday 1,826 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Quiptic 1318 Harpo
Thank you to Harpo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Boy with girlfriend is in French musical party (8) SONGFEST : SON(an informal term to address a boy/young person) plus(with) GF(abbrev. … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,748 Plain
I believe I have managed to arrive at a plausible explanation for the solutions in this week’s offering from Azed . . .
Everyman 4,087 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4087.