FALCON opens the week with a nice mix of clues…
AZED 2,418
Apologies for the delay in posting this, but I actually forgot about it..
Everyman 3,757
It’s always the hardest part of the blog, thinking what to put here, the crosswords are always perfectly done.
Independent on Sunday 1,495 by Loglady
A gentle puzzle for a Sunday afternoon. Thank you Loglady.
Independent 9991 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 20 October 2018)
Two Saturday Klingsors in a row for me – on our five-weekly schedule – as the Indy cryptic verges on a new millennium… This seemed to be a mixed bag of some pretty … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1351: A Glorious Day for Physics by Encota
A physics-based puzzle from Encota – will my 35-year-old Physics ‘A’ Level be of use? Will there be an ADM (apple-drop moment), rather than the usual PDM?… The preamble states that; “Three pairs of entries … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,639 by Paul
The usual Paul solving experience for me: get nowhere at first and then all falls into place once I have got into his mindset again. Thanks Paul, good fun as always.
Financial Times 15993 by BRADMAN
A straightforward challenge from Bradman, significantly easier than his last puzzle I blogged.
Independent 9990 / Phi
Phi has given us a bit of a challenge today. Unusual word of the day for me was COSMOGONY which I had to check. I expect I wasn’t the only … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,644 by Maskarade
Interesting solve today from Maskarade… Interesting indeed.
Financial Times PDF
Update: A direct link to the relevant pdf file will now be included immediately under the image of each day’s puzzle. A pdf version of the cryptic is still available (at least for … Read more >>
Independent 9,989 by Hoskins
Enjoyable crossword from Hoskins, with some good clues. There seemed to be quite a lot of anagrams, some of them fairly obviously signposted as such, but this impression was created by their being largely at the beginning.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 15,992 by NEO
This is going to look different from previously published FT blogs, as the crossword is not currently available as a PDF file which means that it can’t be loaded into PeeDee’s excellent blogging … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,643 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27643.
Financial Times 15,982 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 6, 2018