A crossword that taught us a couple of things and made us smile, Thank you, Hamilton.
Financial Times 14,880 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 16, 2015
Calling this crossword a write-in may sound patronising towards some solvers but I am afraid I found this – for 95% – a very easy puzzle.
Financial Times 14,879 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2015 Welcome back Rosa! Good to see you here again. And with a puzzle as clever and as challenging as usual with a few … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,888 by MONK
Another quality puzzle from Monk, a bit more accessible than his usual fare I thought (though still not easy!). Thanks Monk
Independent 8874 / Quixote
There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve come across DARKLING (7 down) before. but the wordplay was fairly … Read more >>
Guardian 26,528 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26528.
Inquisitor 1377: Covenant by Poat
The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that may be linked thematically; in each case, an allusion to part … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,887 by SAYANG
Anagrams aplenty
Independent 8,873 by Hob
A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.
Guardian 26,527 / Picaroon
A Tuesday treat from one of my top favourite setters, brimming with a variety of the usual top-quality clues with great surfaces. I thought it was relatively straightforward – but Picaroon’s puzzles worryingly … Read more >>
Guardian 26,526 by Rufus
Good fun from Rufus – I was more on his wavelength for the cryptic defs than usual. Favourite was 5dn.
Independent 8872 by Bucko
Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>
Quiptic 801 by Nutmeg
An engaging offering from Nutmeg to start us on the cryptic week.
Beelzebub 1,306
It may just be that I was able to give this one some proper concentration, which isnt always the case, but I seemed to get through it quite swiftly. There were just a … Read more >>
Azed 2232 – Double Trouble
My Azed blogging has been perfectly synchronised with the appearance of specials recently – this is the fourth in a row that I’ve had to contend with. I was going to say that … Read more >>