A very enjoyable puzzle that was not as difficult as it first appeared. In the end I think I spent as much time trying to find the reason to choose between the two possible orientations as I did solving the puzzle in the first place. Thank you Philistine
Year: 2017
Financial Times 15,494 by CHALMIE
A masterclass from Chalmie this Friday morning.
Independent 9487 / Phi
This is my regular once in four weeks Friday and not surprisingly I find a puzzle by Phi I think this is just a standard puzzle free from ninas, themes, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,141 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27141.
Independent 9,486 by Punk
As I said once when posting a remark about a Mudd puzzle in the FT, we don’t appreciate this setter enough. This puzzle contains a whole lot of utterly good, straightforward clues with sensible surfaces and no straining involved. I suppose that if you’re being picky there are rather a lot of full or almost full anagrams, but they’re all clued quite naturally.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian 27,140 / Puck
Puck doesn’t get much more Puckish than this – a fun puzzle from start to finish. Apart from saying that this was what you might call a 23dn puzzle, I’ll resist the temptation … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,493 by JULIUS
4,20 for a tough puzzle…
Financial Times 15,484 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 27, 2017
Monday puzzles are usually easy and this one was no exception.
Financial Times 15,483 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 25, 2017
Financial Times 15,492 by LOROSO
A super puzzle from Loroso who is back making regular appearances again. Long may this continue. I found this pretty tricky and I made it extra-hard for myself by writing in a couple of incorrect answers at 14d down and 26 across. Thank you Loroso.
Independent 9485 / Alchemi
Alchemi stands in for Dac this week. We found this slightly trickier than the average Wednesday fare. We were somewhat held up by the entry at 17d, which does not … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,139 by Chifonie
Found this extremely straightforward – favourites were 11ac and 8dn. Thanks, Chifonie
Inquisitor 1479: Symbol by Shark
Preamble: The six unclued entries are members of a group; their unchecked/mutually checked letters could spell I ISSUED PAILS. The group cryptically suggests how to change each of seven identical letters to another … Read more >>
Independent 9,484 / Scorpion
Scorpion has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, which I am blogging rather late in the day owing to circumstances beyond my control. I really enjoyed this puzzle, finding that I needed to chip away … Read more >>
Manual Refresh
A further update: As indicated in my comment #7, this problem was caused by the addition of some text to one of the site’s configuration files last week in an attempt to mitigate … Read more >>