A timely offering from Falcon.
Guardian Cryptic 26,936 by Tramp
Very enjoyable – many favourites: 1ac, 20ac, 23ac, 28ac and 16dn.
Independent 9,282 / Morph
Morph’s latest puzzle offers today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I thought that this was a medium-difficulty puzzle by Morph, and I made steady progress through it until coming to something of a standstill in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,283 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword / Jul 4, 2016
A surprise attack from Mudd on a day I was expecting another Dante.
Financial Times 15,282 by Redshank
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 2, 2016
Financial Times 15,291 by JASON
I thought this a good straightforward puzzle. Often when one reads ‘straightforward’ in an introduction it is a eupemism for either ‘too easy’ or ‘dull’ – in this case not so. I didn’t coast though this nor did I find it boring. In the race to provide ever more new and innovative clues I think good straightforward puzzles sometimes get overlooked. Thank you Jason.
Guardian 26,935 – Puck
Some good Puckish fun today… … with a bit of a numerical theme around the boundary. I’m baffled by 26a – commenters to the rescue please.. Thanks to Puck … Read more >>
Independent 9281 / Dac
Dac provides us with his usual Wednesday challenge I thought this was to towards the easier end of Dac’s difficulty spectrum. The only thing that gave me real difficulty was … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1445: More Surprising by Ifor
I think Ifor can soon be classed as a prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles that make you think. Please note that this blog is best viewed on a desktop or a laptop. There … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,290 by SAYANG
One or two pleasing wrinkles in a very fair Tuesday puzzle from Sayang, a new setter to me.
Independent 9,280 by Scorpion
Scorpion is never all that easy, but this wasn’t too bad. There were still several clues that detained me, but apart from one or two minor quibbles, everything seems to be fair.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian Cryptic 26,934 by Boatman
A themed offering from Boatman
Quiptic 869 by Pan
Pan’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 9279 eXternal
I’ve given up on saying that the Monday puzzle in the Indy is no longer ‘the easy one’. It was, but it isn’t any more. Fair play. I found this pretty hard, and … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,933 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26933.