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Independent 9755 / Klingsor

Thu January 18, 2018 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

It’s a while since I blogged a Klingsor puzzle I think, so it was good to get one today. Klingsor doesn’t do messages or Ninas very often but he does … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,749 by Redshank

Thu January 18, 2018 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 6, 2017

Hoskins seems to appear practically every week nowadays and he has certainly had his fill of me, since we frequently coincide. But I haven’t had my fill of him, since he always produces good crosswords where everything is properly explained; as ever, this crossword contains some very good clues.

Definitions underlined and in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.

Financial Times 15,758 by LOROSO

Thu January 18, 2018 at 7:31 amWed January 17, 2018 at 9:27 am by PeeDee

A super puzzle and not all difficult. Thank you Loroso.

Guardian Cryptic 27,408 by Brummie

Wed January 17, 2018 at 9:24 am by manehi

A fun puzzle…

Inquisitor 1524: Across and Down by Ifor

Wed January 17, 2018 at 11:52 amWed January 17, 2018 at 12:00 am by HolyGhost

My first puzzle by Ifor to blog since April Fool’s Day, though there were three others later in 2017. Preamble: Eight across clues include an extra word containing only one letter not … Read more >>

Financial Times 15757 Sayang

Tue January 16, 2018 at 9:48 am by scchua

Thanks Sayang. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Section of church left out by accident (6) CHANCE : “chancel”(section of a church reserved for the clergy and choir) minus(… out) “l”(abbrev. … Read more >>

Guardian 27,407 – Imogen

Tue January 16, 2018 at 9:52 amTue January 16, 2018 at 9:08 am by Andrew

Quite a tricky offering from Imogen today, with some obscurities in both answers and wordplay. My first breakthrough was the long answer at 26a, but there were still a few hurdles along the … Read more >>

Independent 9753 / Hob

Tue January 16, 2018 at 7:59 am by Bertandjoyce

A tour de force offering from Hob today which really had our brain cells in overdrive. A number of the clues had really good surfaces – 3d deserves a mention but 27 … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,756 / Falcon

Mon January 15, 2018 at 11:09 amMon January 15, 2018 at 10:18 am by Teacow

This is Teacow’s first blogging effort. Hello everyone! An enjoyable Monday morning offering from Falcon. As our first attempt at blogging a crossword, this was, mercifully, fairly straightforward. We had a few technical … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 948/Hectence

Mon January 15, 2018 at 9:23 am by Pierre

A pleasing cryptic from Hectence to herald in the new format Guardian (at least I think it’s today, and the style of the header has changed online). Abbreviations cd … Read more >>

Guardian 27,406 / Arachne

Mon January 15, 2018 at 9:05 am by loonapick

Apologies for the truncated blog, but short of time this morning. A bit of a curate’s egg from Arachne this morning, and one clue (16dn) that I couldn’t parse. Thanks, Arachne. ACROSS 1 … Read more >>

Independent 9,752 by Knut

Mon January 15, 2018 at 9:00 am by NealH

Some excellent political satirising from Knut.

Everyman 3,717

Sun January 14, 2018 at 1:00 am by flashling

My first blog for a while, many thanks to Gaufrid whilst I’ve been a bit under the weather.

Azed 2378

Sun January 14, 2018 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The Azed puzzle this week is the monthly competition puzzle where this month the puzzle is plain and one clue is simply a definition. Competitors are asked to write a clue for the … Read more >>