I’m sure Lady Bracknell would have something to say about the coincidence of getting two Enigmatist Prize puzzles to blog in a row…maybe in that lesser-known book by Oscar Wilde – ‘The Importance of Blogging Enigmatist‘…
Month: March 2025
Listener Crossword 4858: Lavish Border by Hawk
Now there’s an unusual title – and a pretty scary looking puzzle. I wonder what Hawk has prepared for us this time?
Listener No 4858, “Lavish Border” by Hawk
Oh dear! This week we had a Hawk puzzle, his fourth Listener. Last time (no 4782, Life 2) involved cutting up the grid into two different sizes and gluing them together to identify … Read more >>
Independent 12002 / Phi
Friday, Phi, Independent crossword puzzle – they all go together.
Financial Times 18,011 by NEO
A tougher-than-usual challenge from NEO this Friday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,654 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29654.
Independent 12,001 by Eccles
Always happy to have an Eccles puzzle to solve and blog.
Guardian 29,653 / Anto
Anto appears to be working overtime: it’s only ten days since his previous cryptic puzzle and four since the weekend Quiptic.
Financial Times 18,010 by JASON
An excellent puzzle from Jason.
Enigmatic Variations No.1686 – Good Advice by Skylark
“Each clue contains a single letter to be removed before solving; in clue order, these spell out what solvers should highlight in the completed grid, involving perhaps GOOD ADVICE? Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Guardian Cryptic 29,652 by Paul
A slow solve – my favourites were 19ac, 1dn, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul
Independent 12,000 by Maize
We were expecting an Eccles puzzle today so we were quite surprised to find the setter was Maize.
Financial Times 18,009 by GOLIATH
Great fun from Goliath this morning.
Inquisitor 1899: Pride… by Nimrod
Pride… by Nimrod The wordplay in each clue bar one leads to the solution plus an extra letter (in the exception, two letters) not entered in the grid. In clue order. these letters … Read more >>
Independent 11,999 / Hoskins
Hoskins has compiled today’s puzzle, on what is Tuesday aka theme day. Alas, despite scouring the clues and the completed grid, I haven’t managed to come up with any theme, but I feel … Read more >>