The preamble tells us that we are going to be introduced to six fictional characters who, engaged in a common endeavour, are temporarily CHANGING ROLES. What connection will there be between these roles and the cell that is to be left blank?
Guardian Prize 27,016 by Picaroon
Special instructions this weekend, something that always gets my attention. Thanks Picaroon, most enjoyable!
Financial Times 15,377 by WANDERER
An enjoyable, and relatively easier challenge than usual from WANDERER. I had to google a bit to check my parsing (on 2 clues) – learnt a couple of new things along the way.
Independent 9367 / Phi
Phi is back on his normal day This looks like just a standard crossword puzzle although there are some symmetrically placed entries that could be paired up, e.g. COP and … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,021 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27021.
Independent 9,366 by Wiglaf
This is Wiglaf’s fifth crossword in the Independent, although the first one that I have blogged. We seem to have plenty of newish names nowadays, although you wouldn’t know that they were newish because their crosswords are pretty good; as you’d expect of course, as they wouldn’t have got past Eimi if they weren’t.
I found this to be a bit hard in places, but quite sound and any failings were my own. Perhaps a bit clunky in places, such as 5dn, but this is made up for by some very nice clues.
Definitions in italics.
Guardian 27,020 / Arachne
A treat from Arachne to brighten a miserably wet morning. I found this rather easier than usual but no less enjoyable for that. We have a variety of clue types, several of them … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,376 by FALCON
A mostly uninspiring, if competent, offering from Falcon this fine Thursday morning.
Financial Times 15,367 – Armonie
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 10, 2016
Pleasant and well-written Monday offering from Armonie.
With one or two head-scratching moments.
Financial Times 15,366 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 7, 2016
Financial Times 15,375 / Monk
I don’t know what has happened to PeeDee today unless he has forgotten that it’s Wednesday. In view of getting this posted without too much further delay, I won’t add much of a … Read more >>
Independent 9365 / Anglio
Anglio takes over Dac’s mid-week slot this week, and it fell to us to blog his puzzle last month as well. As with last month’s puzzle there were some excellent surfaces and clever … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,019 by Qaos
Lots to enjoy…
Inquisitor 1459: Joint Effort by Chalicea
Preamble: Two characters appear in the completed grid. The unclued lights describe their joint effort and the result. So, Chalicea, she of the short preamble strikes again – not quite as short as … Read more >>
Independent 9,364 / Math
Today’s puzzle has been set by Math, a compiler whose work I have so far blogged only once. On that one and only previous occasion, there was a musical theme running through the … Read more >>