Apologies for the later blog than usual.
A lovely puzzle with many elegant constructions – I particularly liked 4ac, 12ac, 20ac, 2dn, 10dn and 16dn. Thanks, Chifonie
Guardian Quiptic 906/Anto
Another Anto for us. There are a couple I can’t see, so help welcomed. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Independent 9,501 by Gila
Quite a tough puzzle in places with some neatly deceptive clues.
Independent on Sunday 1413/Daedalus
Today is Mothering Sunday, and I need a cuddle from our mam after having to solve and parse this offering from Daedalus. More importantly, I need help from you kind folk to parse … Read more >>
Everyman 3,675
A few more tricky clues today, such as 12ac which if, like me, you haven’t read the novel in question needed some online assistance. The customary smooth surfaces led to a pleasant Sunday … Read more >>
Azed 2366
An Azed Carte Blanche this week. No clue numbers given, no bars in the grid. You have to work it all out I enjoyed this where we had to do … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1269 Significance by Oxymoron
A nice short preamble – additional words in all clues and many entries are not words. Interesting. The first thing that became apparent with this puzzle was the mismatches between some entry lengths … Read more >>
Independent 9,500 by Klingsor
A pleasingly round-numbered puzzle from Klingsor today. Klingsor does crop up on Saturdays fairly regularly, though without wishing to sound over-confident, this one seemed relatively tractable for that day of the week. In … Read more >>
Guardian 27,148 / Paul
We found this puzzle quite tough, largely due to only getting the theme clue (14) very late. There were lots of fun clues here, anyway – thanks, Paul! Across 1. No fortune for … Read more >>
Independent 9499 / Phi
A fairly straightforward solve from Phi this week. For once the theme was so obvious, we couldn’t help but think that maybe there were more thematic entries than the obvious ones … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,506 by WANDERER
A really challenging puzzle from Wanderer this Friday – remarkable diversity in the type of clues meant several pleasant moments of pulling my hair out.
Guardian Cryptic 27,153 by Paul
A real toughie…
Guardian 27,152 – Picaroon
A very satisfying puzzle from Picaroon today, where I initially made slow progress but gradually made my way through it thanks to sound and inventive clueing. Nice one. … Read more >>
Independent 9,498 / Serpent
Serpent has directed his cruciverbal venom at us this Thursday morning. How many of us had the antidote to it? I did have the antidote to it, although it took it quite some … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,505 by DOGBERRY
Straightforward fare from Dogberry