I found this difficult in places and finished it in a stop/start fashion.
Guardian Quiptic 876/Pan
Very good Quiptic from Pan for our bank holiday entertainment – or at least for those of us who are enjoying a bank holiday today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,975 by Rufus
Smooth sailing, with some nice surfaces and favourites 21ac, 22ac and 5dn. Thanks, Rufus
Cyclops 580: J-exit / resignation honours
After a momentous few weeks of Brexit, political resignations and shenanigans (et tu Gové?!), and Cameron’s lavender list, the 15×15 world has been rocked by its own J-exit – the resignation of JetDoc from the Cyclops blog. … Read more >>
Everyman 3,646
Sunday afternoon and Everyman in the pub after reading the Observer.
The Guardian (Letters, 26-08-2016) – I Haven’t A Clue
Those of you who have a subscription to The Guardian may have noticed that there were, on Saturday and before, quite a few letters from readers about the level of the newspaper’s cryptic crosswords. As … Read more >>
Azed 2307
An Azed plain puzzle this week, but it wasn’t all plain sailing for me. When it comes to languages, I am much more comfortable with computer languages than I am … Read more >>
Independent 1,384 by Sphere
A good puzzle for solvers just starting out or those simply wanting a gentle puzzle post Sunday lunch. I enjoyed this in the latter category. Thank you Sphere.
Independent 9,320 by Math
We don’t see a great deal of Math, and I make this only the third appearance since a welcome return to the Independent this year. This seemed to be on the more tractable … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1239 – What’s at Stake? by Kcit
Half of the clues have an extra letter coming from the wordplay, and the other half have an extra letter in the clue itself. The former ‘spell out an interpretation to be placed on the grid. The latter ‘spell out what must be highlighted in the completed grid, and why five of the 17 cells involved must be distinguished from the other 12.’ The completed grid will also have ‘a thematic comment that identifies the distinguishing feature’.
How very curious.
Guardian Prize 26,968 by Paul
Engaging and fun to solve. I am very impressed how Paul keeps churning out puzzles without becoming predictable and repetitive. How does he do it?Thanks Paul, keep it up!
Guardian Cryptic 26,973 by Brendan
Very enjoyable, with…
Independent 9319 / Phi
I thought this was a typical Phi puzzle with some excellent clues. I finished this puzzle and thought that there can’t be theme using these entries.. Then I thought, this is … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,329 by WANDERER
An excellent challenge from Wanderer, keeping in style with earlier offerings. I found the parsing for several clues annoyingly admirable. 🙂 Hunted for the nina without much success.
Independent 9,318 by Tees
Tees has been kind to us today. Yes, the odd classical etc reference, but all fairly gentle. I wouldn’t say that I whizzed through this, but certainly it was less daunting than it might have been. And all well-executed, so far as I can see.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.