Was grateful for the long answer going in almost immediately – a lot of parsing-after today. Nice use of a betting theme in so many of the surfaces. Favourite was 5dn, and I also liked 11ac, 21ac, and the definition [and eventually the wordplay] in 15/4/7/24. Thanks, Boatman
Year: 2016
Financial Times 15,403 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 21, 2016
With Falcon you know what to expect: mostly easy clues with smooth surfaces ….
Financial Times 15,402 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 19, 2016
Financial Times 15,411 by CHALMIE
I was clealry not on Chalmie’s wavelength this morning as it took me an age to solve and I struggled to explain many of my answers. Did anyone else find this a particularly opaque puzzle or am I just having an off day?
Guardian 27,055 – Paul
The brilliantly appropriate 1d is a stand-out here, but there’s lots of other good stuff too. 27a to Paul. Across 1. MONKEY BUSINESS Hanky-panky king breaking bank, … Read more >>
Independent 9401 / Tees
Tees appears about once a month and for the third puzzle in a row he is stuck with me as the blogger. I think it’s fair to say that Tees’ … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1465: Wattwhip by Phi
I have blogged many Independent puzzles by Phi this year, but it’s nearly two and half years since I blogged one of his Inquisitors. The preamble read "Wordplay in a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,054 by Picaroon
A near-pangram from Picaroon
Independent 9,400 by Morph
It only occasionally I think falls to me to blog a crossword by Morph, but it is always enjoyable: by no means a write-in, but all his crosswords seem to contain one or two remarkably nice clues. A couple of clues go some way towards defeating me in their parsings, but no doubt all will be made clear.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Financial Times 15,410 by NEO
Straightforward this morning, with a mini-theme to keep things interesting.
Quiptic 889 by Hectence
The guinea pig fancier’s turn in the Quiptic slot, and an enjoyable first excursion into this week’s cryptic waters.
Independent 9,399 by Eccles
Another Eccles for me today. The grid hinted at a Nina but I can’t see anything.
Guardian Cryptic 27,053 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27053.
AZED 2,320
A plain 12 x 12 grid, this week, with some very generous checking.
Independent on Sunday 1397 Poins
A couple of tricky ones to parse. Thanks to Poins for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Types of information needed on time (6) GENERA : GEN(information) plus(needed … Read more >>