Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 5, 2018
Financial Times 15,859 by MONK
As reliable as the sun coming up every morning, an entertaining puzzle from Monk is guaranteed. Thanks Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 27,510 by Puck
A tour de force from a master setter…
Independent 9856 / Kairos
Kairos sets a few Independent puzzles each year. His most recent was just over two months ago. There were thirty five clues today and more than one slightly obscure word … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1541: Shift by Gila
I last blogged a Gila Inquisitor in May 2014 when the subject was the television quiz programme Bullseye. The preamble in this puzzle told us that twenty clues contain a … Read more >>
Independent 9,855 by Punk
One of Punk’s typically excellent crosswords: not easy to solve — particularly while the gateway clue was still a mystery to me — but quite straightforward after the event, as it should be.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 15,858 by SAYANG
A feast of jumbling from the Panjandrum of anagrams Sayang this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 27,509 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27509.
Financial Times 15,857 by ARMONIE
A pleasant start to a working week of crosswords from ARMONIE.
Guardian 27,508 / Pan
It has become quite a game, trying to guess who will fill the Monday slot. Today it’s Pan’s turn to provide the ‘gentle start to the week’. Here we have a straightforward, precisely … Read more >>
Quiptic 965 by Matilda
Matilda’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 9854/Tees
Tees is becoming quite the Monday Indy regular. Since Monday is my blogging day, you’ll hear no complaints from this direction. A fine puzzle, with excellent surfaces, clear cluing, and a wide variety … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/624) Smelly geezer
A tougher crossword this time – that’s what it seemed to me. Solving began with a bang when 1A flew in and way over half the grid was filled on the first pass. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,472 – Hoskins
I am only a stand-in today but I am really pleased to have an encounter with Hoskins, my first actually (as a blogger, that is)!
Everyman 3734
A fairly brief blog today, simply because it is as usual a well-crafted puzzle from Everyman with no quibbles, so there’s not a right lot to say. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>