Chestnuts, anyone?
Quiptic 873 by Anto
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 9,303 by Punk
An enjoyable puzzle from one of the few remaining Indy regulars from before the paper’s decline. There seemed to be a bit of theme in the clues with lots of words which rhyme with Punk e.g. hunk, spunk, trunk. Not sure if there is anything beyond that.
Everyman 3643
Another good Everyman for solving over Sunday morning coffee (or Saturday morning coffee for our NZ friends). Some fine surfaces, and a good variety of subject matter in the solutions. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1381 Hypnos
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Largely manageable for an IoS, with … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1381 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Largely manageable for an IoS, with only a couple requiring a bit more thought. … Read more >>
Azed 2304
This was my quickest Azed solve for quite a while: I found I’d written in 13 answers after my first pass though the clues, and most of the rest followed easily (albeit with … Read more >>
Independent 9302 by Nimrod (Saturday Puzzle 6 August 2016)
Just like a London bus…you wait ages for a Saturday Nimrod to blog, then two come along in a row (well, five weeks apart, but in a row on my rota slot). Indy … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,950 by Pasquale
A puzzle to mark a 50th anniversary from Pasquale this week.
Enigmatic Variations 1236: Record Holders by Nutmeg
With the Olympics starting at approximately the same time as this puzzle’s submission date, is Nutmeg going to give us some sporting records to decipher…will this be a marathon or a sprint?…or perhaps … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/578) Blasphemous legislation
First of all apologies from all for the extreme lateness of this blog. I have knocked this blog together at lunchtime after finding that no blog appeared on Monday and that jetdoc was … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,311 by WANDERER
A riveting challenge from Wanderer. I was ok all the way until I reached the SE corner, where I was left to my devices trying to crack the remaining clues and needed help getting over the line. Thanks Geoff!! 27d still needs a well-parsed solution.
Guardian Cryptic 26955 Brummie
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A Goldilocks cryptic, not too hard … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26955 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A Goldilocks cryptic, not too hard and not too easy for me. Thanks to … Read more >>
Independent 9,301 / Phi
Quite naturally, it falls to Phi to round off this latest set of mid-week puzzles. For me, this was perhaps harder than the average Phi crossword, although I am under the weather at … Read more >>