Bradman makes a return this friday with a real toughie!!
Guardian 27,027 / Paul
I was expecting Paul today, since he seems to appear every week these days – and here he is on top form. There is some very witty and ingenious cluing here and … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,382 by CHALMIE
Too many issues in this puzzle for my liking…
Independent 9372 / Hob
Hob has given us a topical puzzle. For those who like the topic this puzzle will be enjoyable. For those who don’t like the topic this may have been a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,026 by Picaroon
Some truly excellent clues here – a good majority of them were on my “shortlist” for favourites, but I’ll single out 9ac, 11ac, 13ac and 6dn. Thanks, Picaroon.
Financial Times 15,373 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 17, 2016
Some Dante puzzles are harder than others.
Let’s put it this way: it didn’t find this the easiest of crosswords.
Financial Times 15,372 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 15, 2016
Financial Times 15,381 by AARDVARK
Good stuff from Aardvark as usual.
Independent 9,371 by Dac
For some reason I found this unusually hard for a Dac, but the trademark qualities are still all there — just as good as ever. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be slightly fewer clues than normal involving anagrams. I don’t know.
Definitions underlined.
Guardian 27,025 – Pan
Pan is a regular in the Quiptic slot, but this is his (?) third appearance on the Cryptic sde. As on previous occasions, many (perhaps most) of the clues were of Quiptic standard, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1460: PW RBS by Base
Base – a new setter enters the fold. Preamble: Half of the 32 clues are normal. Two characters (to be written below the grid) together connect the 4 unclued perimeter entries and … Read more >>
Independent 9370 / Punk
We’re not giving anything away in the preamble when we state that there was an Olympian theme to the puzzle today. We may be missing something but the chosen Olympians seem to … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,024 by Nutmeg
Quick blog today, sorry!
Financial Times 15380 Sleuth
Thanks to Sleuth – an enjoyable crossword; tricky enough in some places to give me pause. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Plain background – it disappeared from Berlin leader’s place? (9) … Read more >>