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Financial Times 16,548 by NEO

Thu August 6, 2020 at 8:49 amThu August 6, 2020 at 8:03 am by loonapick

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 >>

Categories FT 12 Comments

Financial Times 16,542 by PETO

Thu July 30, 2020 at 8:22 am by loonapick

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 >>

Categories FT 9 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,198 by Vlad

Wed July 29, 2020 at 9:47 amWed July 29, 2020 at 8:18 am by loonapick

A typically tough Vlad puzzle that will wake up your little grey cells. This was a fine puzzle, as long as your politics are not too right wing, as there are digs at … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 89 Comments

Financial Times 16,536 by REDSHANK

Thu July 23, 2020 at 8:31 am by loonapick

Redshank serves this morning’s cruciverbal breakfast in the FT I rattled through this puzzle until I came to the SE corner, where I hit a brick wall. Eventually FARO and DOLLOP revealed themselves, … Read more >>

Categories FT 15 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,191 by Crucible

Tue July 21, 2020 at 8:05 am by loonapick

A themed offering from Crucible this morning. This was a fun puzzle, with a fairly obvious theme. The themed entries are highlighted in the grid (green for direct theme entries, fuchsia for theme-related … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 72 Comments

Financial Times 16,530 by NEO

Thu July 16, 2020 at 8:00 am by loonapick

Neo provides this morning's FT puzzle On first reading through the clues, I was able to answer most of the left-hand side of the grid pretty quickly, but the right side eluded me … Read more >>

Categories FT 11 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,184 by Vulcan

Mon July 13, 2020 at 1:27 pmMon July 13, 2020 at 7:20 am by loonapick

The commenters on the Guardian website seem to like this one, so who am I to argue? I’ll be frank. This was not my type of puzzle, but one man’s meat is another … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 83 Comments

Azed No. 2,508 ‘Misprints’ – Competition Puzzle

Sun July 12, 2020 at 12:01 am by loonapick

A misprint puzzle from Azed that I have completed, but not fully parsed. I solved this puzzle over four sittings, and have had to give up on the parsing of one answer (1ac) … Read more >>

Categories Azed 11 Comments

Financial Times 16,524 by MOO

Thu July 9, 2020 at 8:14 am by loonapick

Moo returns for his/her fourth FT outing I also blogged the setter's second puzzle and found it to be enjoyable, if not perfect. I think the same could be said of this one. … Read more >>

Categories FT 13 Comments

Financial Times 16,518 by FALCON

Thu July 2, 2020 at 7:20 am by loonapick

Falcon provides today's FT puzzle. This may well be the easiest puzzle I have solved in years. I don't know whether to feel cheated, as I had the whole thing done (including writing … Read more >>

Categories FT 11 Comments

Financial Times 16,512 by REDSHANK

Thu June 25, 2020 at 8:42 am by loonapick

An enjoyable Redshank puzzle. This was a nice puzzle to blog, with just enough challenging clues to keep me interested, but nothing too difficult to parse. I liked 24 and 25 across, and … Read more >>

Categories FT 13 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,168 by Puck

Wed June 24, 2020 at 10:25 amWed June 24, 2020 at 8:44 am by loonapick

A toughie from Puck provides some midweek entertainment, but not one for those who don’t like toilet humour. Puck is at his naughty best here with a few clues that rely on a … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 44 Comments

Financial Times 16,506 by NEO

Thu June 18, 2020 at 7:38 am by loonapick

Neo is up today in the FT. The top half of this slotted in easily enough, but there were a couple of entries in the bottom half that I struggled with. I took … Read more >>

Categories FT 14 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,161 by Brummie

Tue June 16, 2020 at 7:37 am by loonapick

A classic Brummie puzzle? Certainly, the theme was classic(al). At least eight of the answers were the names of symphonies, although technically I think the Alpine is a symphony in name only. I … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 82 Comments

Financial Times 16,500 by DOGBERRY

Thu June 11, 2020 at 8:16 am by loonapick

A typical Dogberry puzzle this morning in the FT On the whole this was an enjoyable solve, with some nice clues, especially those for KNOWLEDGE, WIND CHILL FACTOR and NUDISM. His sense of … Read more >>

Categories FT 21 Comments
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