A message from Dean Mayer (Anax, Loroso etc)
Hello everyone.
Early next week – Tuesday 11th September, 4pm UK time to be precise – I’m going to try something new. I really don’t know if it has been attempted before.
Guardian Prize 27,603 by Paul
Thoroughly enjoyable puzzle from Paul.
Independent 9,955 by Hoskins
Lots of trademark clues from Hoskins today (sex, drugs and drink) – Bert did wonder whether the whole crossword had been written around 18d.
Enigmatic Variations 1345 A Representation of… by Piccadilly
A perimeter with a message and some blank cells to be shaded to represent the perimeter. As preambles go very straight forward. This was a lot of fun. Not a difficult clue solve, … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,957 by WANDERER
A super fun puzzle from WANDERER that I found more difficult to parse than to solve! 🙂 Thanks WANDERER for a good solid workout. Lots to like about the puzzle today ..
Guardian 27,608 – Paul
No doubt about whether there was a theme here, with many references to “2 great”. I got a couple of the linked answers first, which revealed what 2d had to be, and the … Read more >>
Independent 9,954 by Phi
We cannot believe how quickly the weeks have flown by just lately – all too soon, we have another Phi to solve this Phi-day. If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later when we have some wi-fi access.
Independent 9,953 / Wiglaf
Wiglaf has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. I found this puzzle to be at the harder end of the Indy spectrum, one that I had to chip away for quite … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27607 Boatman
Thanks to Boatman for the themed crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Wooded area and lake conceal backward-looking rip off (8) ARBOREAL : [AREA plus(and) L(abbrev. for “lake”) ] containing(conceal) … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,956 by JULIUS
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”
Financial Times 15,946 by Gaff
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 25, 2018
Financial Times 15,955 by AARDVARK
An entertaining puzzle from Aardvark as usual. Thank you.
Independent 9952 / Eccles
Eccles has given us a crossword today free from words I didn’t know. My wife has SUMAC in the spice cupboard so that was an early entry reversing Monsieur CAMUS, a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,606 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27606
Inquisitor 1557: Wall of Sound by Nimrod
We have a puzzle from the Inquisitor series editor this week. The preamble told us that "An Only Connect Wall consists of 16 arbitrarily arranged words, phrases or names that must … Read more >>