Guardian Cryptic 28,251 by Pasquale
A tribute to a late cruciverbalist author in today’s Guardian. COLIN DEXTER, the creator of Inspector MORSE and his sidekick LEWIS, would have been 90 today, so Pasquale has taken the opportunity to … Read more >>
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Financial Times 16,590 by GOLIATH
A pangrammatic puzzle from Goliath in today's FT. When I looked at the clue to 1 across, my heart sank as it looked really contrived at first glance. I worked my way through … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,244 by Vulcan
A gentle start to the week. Vulcan starts the week off with a straightforward Guardian offering, which was a bit too easy for my own personal taste, but still had some good clues … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,584 by REDSHANK
Today’s FT puzzle can be found here There was a lot to like in this puzzle, my favourites being the clues for SPEEDWELL, MIDNIGHT, ARPEGGIO and PREGNANT. However… …RIALTO is not an island … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,578 by BASILISK
A Basilisk toughie… …but then aren’t all Basilisks tough? This took me a while to complete (well over an hour, although that includes parsing, so not as bad as it sounds). As usual … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,572 by ARTEXLEN
A fine Artexlen puzzle. Short of time this morning, so can't really do this justice at the moment, but this was a fantastic puzzle, keeping up the standard that has been shown across … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,228 by Puck
Puck at his mischievous best. After a first run through, I had two solutions across and two of the long down solutions, so I thought I was in for a hard slog, but … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,566 by ALBERICH
The ever-reliable Alberich is today's FT setter. This was typical Alberich fare – a range of devices, some clever diversions, smooth surfaces and very few superfluous words. I particularly enjoyed the clues for … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,221 by Picaroon
Picaroon in his usual good form. As ever with a Picaroon puzzle, this was a witty and fun solve, I had ticks against many clues, including the elegant square in the centre, and … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,514 Plain
One of Azed’s easier puzzles. By Azed standards, this was quite straightforward. I judge difficulty of barred crosswords by how far I get before I have to resort to dictionaries. In this case, … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,560 by JASON
A tricky offering from Jason today. It took me a while to get started this morning. My first pass of the across clues only yielded a handful of short answers, but the down … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,214 by Matilda
Matilda gets a third outing as a cryptic setter today. I have never blogged (or indeed solved) a Matilda puzzle before (I only have time these days to solve puzzles that I am … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,554 by SLEUTH
A comparatively straightforward puzzle in this morning's FT Sleuth's latest offering is a solid puzzle which required very little general knowledge (apart, possibly, for HONOUR =ACE), and there were no particularly tricky diversions … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,548 by NEO
Neo steps up to the plate this morning. When I saw 1 across, my heart sank as I can’t find a way to justify LIB = freedom. (see Hovis’s comment at 1, although … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,542 by PETO
Today's FT puzzle comes from Peto. On my first pass through the across clues, I didn't get any of the top half (except for an unparsed guess at 11ac), but the bottom half … Read more >>