A themed puzzle from Pasquale to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of the person referred to in the preamble.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1124: Hard Graft by Chalicea
The preamble to ‘HARD GRAFT’ tells us that a ‘6A by 11D’ (both unclued) will appear in the grid (five words) and explain said ‘graft’. In addition, each clue’s wordplay will lead to … Read more >>
Independent 8626 (Sat 07-Jun-2014) Quixote
Quixote gave us a bit of run around with this one. A run around of just over 12 furlongs. I hadn’t got any idea what DW might refer to – the first thing … Read more >>
Independent 8,631 / Phi
Phi is occupying his customary end-of-week slot today, Friday the Thirteenth – unlucky for some, perhaps? Well, not for me, as it turned out, at least not cruciverbally!. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,647 by MAGWITCH
Magwitch gives us a nice entertaining puzzle, peppered with amicable clues mostly and the customary couple of mindbenders that prevents the grid from being a walk in the park. Thanks Magwitch, for a fitting end to what has been generally been a good week for FT solvers. I am sure a couple of parsings could be improved so look forward to inputs from folks out there.
Guardian 26,285 by Crucible
Enjoyable, but tough to get into…
Financial Times no.14,646 by Peto
An easyish Thursday morning stroll, this, with just enough in it to kickstart the brain but straightforward enough to get through before the coffee goes cold.
Independent 8630 / eXternal
eXternal has given us a very pleasant puzzle today. I knew all but one of the entries. I am sure I have come across HALF-HARDY at some point but … Read more >>
Guardian 26,284 – Paul
I found this pretty easy for a Paul, getting though most of it very quickly. Unusually I also found quite a few of the clues rather pedestrian, with some giveaway definitions, and generally … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,637 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/June 2 One absolute priceless clue (built around Tony Blair, 10ac) made me forget about some weak cryptic definitions in the Down clues in an otherwise very fine crossword. Definitions are … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,636 by Falcon
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 31, 2014 This was for me and, I gather, for others a very easy puzzle. Too easy perhaps? I would never deem a puzzle too … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,645 by MONK
Monk has defeated me today, there are still three clues that I can’t explain. Any help appreciated.
Independent 8629 / Dac
He keeps on doing it week after week. At no point in this crossword are there anything but super-smooth surfaces and utterly sound clueing. I once likened Dac to Mozart, which may be … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1336: Additive by Xanthippe
Second time out here for Xanthippe (though many more Listener puzzles). Four answers too long (& making one fit results in a blank cell); five others too short & so initially padded with … Read more >>