Hi again, everyone.
One week to go!
Independent 12,176 / Phi
A fairly challenging Friday puzzle by Phi today, on a grid accommodating a good few longer entries.
Listener 4887 Head of Steam by Agricola
Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells me that this will be Agricola’s eleventh crossword, six in the Listener series and four Magpies.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,828 by Enigmatist
Thanks(?) to Enigmatist.
Apologies again for the late blog. It was a slog not helped by what looked like jumbled wordplay. Is that a theme?
Financial Times 18,189 by SOLOMON
A fun challenge from SOLOMON
Independent 12175 / Wiglaf
Wiglaf sets the Independent cryptic challenge today.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,827 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29827.
Financial Times 18,188 by NEO
Neo is today's setter.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1715: The Wrong Sort by Wicksparrow
We have the WRONG SORT of something from Wicksparrow this week…maybe it was the wrong sort of week for my blogging turn to fall?!
Independent 12,174 by Eccles
Eccles is back in his usual Wednesday slot, so he’ll have to put up with me two weeks in a row.
Financial Times 18,187 by IO
It has been a little while, Io!
Guardian29,826 / Brendan
I was surprised (and delighted) to see a Brendan puzzle this morning, so soon after his recent Prize offering.
Financial Times 18,186 by MOO
Thank you to Moo. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton
Two grids for the price of one this week.
Preamble: The answers must be entered in grid 2. Every clue has a misprint in the wordplay which must be corrected before solving; the correct letter is to be entered alongside the clue label in grid 1 (e.g. for clue A next to the letter A), while the letters replaced spell a message.
Independent 12,173 by Mog
Mog provides us with today’s challenge. We thought it was a while since we blogged a puzzle by Mog but on checking, someone has completed the last two Mog crosswords that we were scheduled to blog as we were away!
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,825 by Paul
A fun solve with some tricky surfaces/definitions. My favourites were 4dn, 11dn, and 16/1. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.