Azed No. 2,753 – plain
Apologies for the late blog.
Everyman 4,092 by Everyman
A pleasant Everyman, of around medium difficulty in my opinion, except for the odd clue where we are treated to the sort of thing Everyman meets when doing The Listener crossword. All the usual trademarks, which are coloured (in random colours, simply those I thought were prettiest) in the grid.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (anagram, hidden, homophone, insertion, reversal etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Independent 12,003 by Tack
Spring has arrived and a crossword from Tack fills the Saturday slot. And some lovely surfaces hiding some quite complex wordplay. Highly enjoyable and challenging. 11ac – very original assuming I’ve parsed as … Read more >>
S&B at Parcel Yard
Posted on behalf of Simon Shepherd I’m organising an informal S&B gathering at the Parcel Yard, King’s Cross on Saturday April 5, starting around midday until the last person goes home. It’s partly … Read more >>
Quick Cryptic 52 by Chandler
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Private Eye (Cyclops / 800) Eight Hundred Cyclops Cross Words
After last week’s teasing “nearly” eight hundred tucked away in the perimeter unches, Cyclops makes no bones about it and we find EIGHT HUNDRED CYCLOPS CROSS WORDS in clear among the across answers.
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,649 by Enigmatist (22 March 2025)
I’m sure Lady Bracknell would have something to say about the coincidence of getting two Enigmatist Prize puzzles to blog in a row…maybe in that lesser-known book by Oscar Wilde – ‘The Importance of Blogging Enigmatist‘…
Listener Crossword 4858: Lavish Border by Hawk
Now there’s an unusual title – and a pretty scary looking puzzle. I wonder what Hawk has prepared for us this time?
Listener No 4858, “Lavish Border” by Hawk
Oh dear! This week we had a Hawk puzzle, his fourth Listener. Last time (no 4782, Life 2) involved cutting up the grid into two different sizes and gluing them together to identify … Read more >>
Independent 12002 / Phi
Friday, Phi, Independent crossword puzzle – they all go together.
Financial Times 18,011 by NEO
A tougher-than-usual challenge from NEO this Friday.
Guardian Cryptic 29,654 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29654.
Independent 12,001 by Eccles
Always happy to have an Eccles puzzle to solve and blog.
Guardian 29,653 / Anto
Anto appears to be working overtime: it’s only ten days since his previous cryptic puzzle and four since the weekend Quiptic.