This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Independent 12,309 by Punk
Is Punk making an attempt to offer his services as setter for Private Eye’s puzzle in the future?
Guardian Prize 29,954 / Tramp
When I logged on last Saturday, before attempting the puzzle, Google informed me that March 14th was Pi Day, so I was feeling rather trepidatious as I opened my paper, knowing the fondness … Read more >>
Listener 4909 Fragments by Cranberry
Dave Hennings’ crossword data-base tells me that we have already met Cranberry ten times in EV and Inquisitor crosswords but it seems that this is his (her or their) first Listener crossword.
Independent 12,308 by Phi
Our ever-reliable Phiday setter is here again.
Guardian 29,959 / Ludwig
After a number of Quick Cryptics in between, Ludwig returns to the Cryptic slot.
Financial Times 18,323 by MUDD
A pleasant and breezy challenge from MUDD.
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,958 by Enigmatist
This was tough – lots of tricky parsing, and I’m not fully confident in my reading of a few clues – have now made multiple edits thanks to Jack Of Few Trades, KVa, and Shirl in the comments. Favourites were 9ac, 3dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Enigmatist
Independent 12,307 by Dalibor
Dalibor makes a welcome appearance today.
Enigmatic Variations 1737 What he said by Vismut
A complex preamble – the useful bits – remove a word from all bar 2 clues and use the first and last letters to produce 4 messages. One is a quotation – the second message is an instruction based on the previous 4 words of the quotation. The third is the unchecked letters for the perimeter and the last a second instruction to put the speaker’s name in the grid. Then highlight what he’ll do no matter what.
Financial Times 18,322 by ARTEXLEN
Artexlen is this morning’s FT compiler.
Independent 12,306 / Brunel
It has been a while since I crossed swords (or words) with Brunel, so I was curious to know how this solving and blogging experience would turn out.
Financial Times 18,321 by MONK
Thanks to Monk for this morning’s puzzle.
Guardian 29,957: Brummie
Quite a few helpful anagrams to get things going here, and not too many difficulties after that. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle.
Inquisitor 1950: ‘Just the Same’ by Nathan Panning
A new IQ setter this week? Or is it one or more regular setters in disguise? Whoever it is – it is an extraordinarily daunting grid!