An enjoyable challenge from eXternal today.
Financial Times 15,928 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 4, 2018
Financial Times 15,937 by JULIUS
The PDF version of the puzzle on the FT website is missing some special instructions: six clues lack (similar) definitions
Independent 9,934 / Eccles
Eccles, one of the more recent additions to the Indy compiling team, has produced this week’s Wednesday puzzle. I found this to be a highly entertaining crossword to solve, at the easier end … Read more >>
Araucaria memorial plaque dedication
Anyone planning to attend this service in Somersham on 29 August? If so, it would make a lot of sense to share a taxi between Huntingdon and Somersham. Depending on how many people, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,588 by Pasquale
A tough challenge despite a quick start, with favourites 10ac, 11ac, 27ac, and especially 24/25. Hadn’t heard of 14/19. Many thanks, Pasquale.
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The puzzle now available on the website. A blog will follow later this evening. Julius informs me that the PDF on the FT site is missing a special instruction: six clues lack (similar) definitions
Inquisitor 1554: Wings It by Schadenfreude
A cunning Schadenfreude offering this week with a Trilby/Fedora twist in the endgame. The answer given by the wordplay in each of 19 clues overlooks a single letter. These letters give two titles, one … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,936 by PHSSTHPOK
Elegant clueing and some very smooth surfaces in today’s offering.
Guardian 27,587 – Arachne
My second blog of the week, as promised, and it was a delight to find Arachne’s name on today’s puzzle. Mostly not too hard, though 5d took me a while to parse, but … Read more >>
Independent 9933 / Radian
Tuesday is theme day in the Independent, so I went looking for one in Radian’s puzzle I didn’t get it immediately as drama is not one of my strong points. However, … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,935 by ARMONIE
A great but somewhat tricky puzzle this morning.
Independent 9,932 by Tees
An excellent puzzle with some inspired clues.
Guardian Quiptic 978/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. As you will have probably gathered by now, I find this setter on the whole unimaginative and stodgy, but I’m only the … Read more >>
Guardian 27586 – Chifonie
You’ll be getting a double dose of me this week, as I’m standing in for the holidaying Loonapick this morning. This was a typically quick solve from this setter, with mostly straightforward constructions … Read more >>