S&B York Weekend
Never knowingly undersolved
Gurney is this morning’s FT setter.
Hello everyone. Today, a Skylark and a Kitty coincide …
Monk celebrates a particular clue type today.
We find Hoskins in the Wednesday Independent slot this week.
Vismut sets our challenge this week with a puzzle entitled English Translator.
Italicus usually appears in the Indy every couple of months, so this seems likely to be a final appearance. The original puzzle is at https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20261020.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30142.
I suppose every setter has his or her idiosyncrasies, but I think that it is fair to say that Slormgorm’s style poses a unique challenge. Today’s puzzle is a fine example, with a number of clues requiring a third or fourth read-through before any sort of solution registered with me.
Vulcan in his customary fortnightly Monday slot
“How did the constipated mathematician deal with his problem?”
Liari starts the week in the Indy.