Guardian 26,369 / Boatman

An enjoyable puzzle from Boatman – but not really one to have solved and blogged before breakfast! There’s a good variety of clue types and generally smooth surfaces and a few smiles and … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,731 by FLIMSY

An entertaining tussle with Flimsy today, thanks to whom for setting an intuitive and approachable grid. No favorite clue here as there were several smooth surfaces. My LOI was 25ac, not because I solved it last, but because I couldnt do any better than parsing it as cryptic definition for the player part of the clue. Perhaps this could be improved upon.

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Financial Times 14,721 – Dante

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 8 A Dante crossword without too many difficulties to overcome. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 FRINGE Enclosure surrounded by iron border (6)     FE (iron) … Read more >>