Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 27, 2016
Financial Times 15,184 by REDSHANK
I very much enjoy Redshank puzzles. I cannot give any explicit reason why I find them so pleasing. The clues use just the same sorts of words and devices as every other crossword but somehow I find the end result more elegant than most. Thank you Redshank.
Independent 9173 / Quixote
Well, it’s not Dac today (and it’s not the last Wednesday in the month). Is the Indy trying to get us used to changes in routine before going digital? This was an enjoyable … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,827 by Maskarade
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26827.
Inquisitor 1427: Fulfilment by Kruger
Preamble: Clues contain either wordplay yielding an extra or missing letter or a single-letter misprint in the definition (equal numbers of each). In clue order, extra/ missing/correct letters give a quotation and its … Read more >>
Independent 9,172 / Raich
It has been a while since I solved and blogged a puzzle by Raich, so I got stuck into this one with relish. Although I didn’t get too bogged down in this one … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,183 by GURNEY
Straightforward
Guardian 26,826 / Picaroon
I swear that I have no communication with the Crossword Editor and am not bribing him to schedule Picaroon puzzles for my blogging days. [This is getting really spooky, though.] On ‘Brain of … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,825 by Rufus
Very nice from Rufus – I especially liked 10ac, 12ac and 8dn.
Independent 9171/Lohengrin
I enjoyed very much this Lohengrin puzzle, with a good variety of clue types and subject matter. He’s a comparatively recent addition to the Indy stable, but a good one. Sadly, this will … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 851 Provis
A brisk and enjoyable solve, at the easier end for a Quiptic. Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Require left-winger to return after organised resistance starts (5) ORDER … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,356
I must admit to being at least as in the dark as you lot about what the future may hold for Beelzebub, but at the time of writing it seems that this may … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 152 – Enigmatist
It’s always a bit worrying for a blogger to see Enigmatist’s name on a puzzle, especially a Genius, but here I was lucky to spot the theme almost immediately, when I tentatively solved … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1358/Daedalus
Daedalus must be getting fed up with me blogging his puzzles. This is his seventh since making his debut in the Indy/IoS a year ago, and four have now fallen to me to … Read more >>
AZED 2,282
A surprisingly easy Azed — which I completed in a single session with only occasional recourse to TBRB — relatively speaking not too many Scots words or Spenserisms.