Guardian

The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28098. A tough end to the week’s Guardians, with two &lits, both rather tortured (as &lits tend to be), and a couple of definitions which look doubtful … Read more >>

My second Puck blog in a row – and I’m not complaining. We’re sadly in need of Puck’s wit and puckish playfulness just now and there’s plenty of it here – lots of … Read more >>

Matilda is familiar as a setter of Quiptics, but I think this is her first appearance in the cryptic spot. This was an enjoyable but brief diversion as another long day of confinement … Read more >>

Paul turns up in the Saturday Prize slot, once again coinciding with my monthly blog. On the whole, this was straightforward enough but three clues [9 and 20 ac and 21dn] took as … Read more >>

Thanks to Picaroon for the enjoyable challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Complaint one twit receives over a bit of a pint (5,5) FLUID OUNCE : FLU(short for “influenza”/an illness/a … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28091. With the shortened time available, I am happy to have to deal with a crossword safely in my Goldilocks zone – nothing to hold me up … Read more >>

Brummie sets an interesting and enjoyable challenge today. Brummie’s surfaces are not always the most elegant but I thought there were some neat ones here. His puzzles often have a theme but I … Read more >>

Another quickie from Vulcan, with what felt like a lot of anagrams and the usual smattering of cryptic definitions. Thanks to Vulcan.             Across 1. LEGIBLE On stage, … Read more >>

I hope all 15² bloggers and commenters are looking after yourselves and others in these worrying times. To take our mind off things a bit, there was this lovely puzzle from Picaroon – … Read more >>