Financial Times 14,387 by Wanderer
Some unresolved details at 3d and 5d and 7a/27a have same solution Across 1 DRAW STUMPS end play STUMP (defeat) in DRAWS (games without winners) 7 CONE figure [bato]N … Read more >>
Independent 8,368 / Phi
It is Friday today and Phi is occupying his usual slot. I made steady progress through this one, which I consider to be of about average difficulty for Phi. I hesitated for a … Read more >>
Financial Times no.14,386 by Falcon
I’m late, I’m late, I’m late… so no time for small-talk, except to say that this was was enjoyable puzzle that I would have been done with in half the time had it … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26021 Paul
This was an enjoyable challenge from Paul, perhaps not his most taxing, but as with his puzzles, I just had to chip away at it. The most difficult task for me was to … Read more >>
Independent 8367 / Tees
Tees appears about once a month in The Independent and his puzzles are always entertaining. This puzzle had a good mix of clue types and required a good general knowledge … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,377 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 29 One might say the usual mix of cryptic and double definitions plus some very easy anagrams ….. ….. at 12ac, 25ac and 26ac, for example. A lot went in … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,376 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 27, 2013 This is the first puzzle I have done in a while that I would say is truly hard. I especially had a difficult … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,385 by Aardvark
I am back again following endless problems with my Internet connection, so first a big thank you to Gaufrid for covering for me over the last couple of weeks. I think this is the new Aardvark, … Read more >>
Independent 8366/Dac
As Dac gives us week after week a well-nigh perfect crossword. I think it might have been said before, but the surfaces are repeatedly excellent — simple and pithy and creating a nice appropriate little … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,020 by Gordius
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26020. Gordius tends to collect some brickbats, but I found this one not too difficult (despite a couple of unfamiliar words), but full of ingenious ideas. Bravo, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1292: Revelation by eXternal
I’ll be away when this blog is published, so won’t be responding for about a week. “In 14 overlong answers, two letters must be entered in one cell; in … Read more >>
Financial Times 14384 Phssthpok
An enjoyable puzzle, with the right half yielding more easily than the left. Thanks to Phssthpok. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,019 / Picaroon
We seem to be getting to see Picaroon more frequently, which is more than fine by me. Lots of witty, story-telling surfaces and ingenious constructions, as usual, contributing to a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle. … Read more >>
Independent 8365 / Scorpion
We enjoyed this themed puzzle from Scorpion today. We didn’t find it too difficult but that may have been because we solved the gateway clue and 11 ac very quickly. It … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 716/Hectence
I enjoyed solving and blogging Hectence’s puzzle this morning, but I fancy the target audience might have found it a bit of a struggle. There were some excellent surfaces, but often, in my … Read more >>