Independent 7775 by Phi
It seems the epidemic of pangrams at the Independent seems to be calming down. No obvious theme here, ok Winter and Sum(m)er songs appear. Not entirely convinced about 12d though. Across 1 CREATURE … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,800 / Orense
A quick solve today. There were a few touches of wit (1d, 2d) but I am rather underwhelmed by the crossword overall. 1a seems to have an error and a couple of other … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic crossword No 25,429, by Brendan
A pleasantly intricate puzzle, the rather mixed theme being presented at 16ac, and with some more straightfoward clues to set the ball rolling. Other than 21d, all theme people are also common words. … Read more >>
Financial Times no.13,799 by DOGBERRY
A neat little puzzle from Dogberry (‘Do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an ass’ – Much Ado, Act V Scene I). I felt it could … Read more >>
Guardian 25,428 / Orlando
An Orlando puzzle with the usual good variety of clues and some brilliantly misleading surfaces, with a number of smiles to boot. ‘Wit’ and ‘elegance’ are the epithets that most naturally spring to … Read more >>
Independent 7,774 / Nestor
One of the reasons why I started blogging, and perhaps why my blogs might appear pedantically detailed to some readers, was that I wanted to help a couple of colleagues of mine who … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,790 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/Sept 5 A very enjoyable crossword by Crux who is mostly clever (eg 8d) and inventive (eg 20ac) but at times also chestnutty (like in 13ac or 5d). Plus that I think what happens … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,789 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 3 A good, fairly standard puzzle from Mudd this week. My top clues here are 12A (TWIN) and 8D (NUTMEG). Across 1. DEPART – EP … Read more >>
Independent 7,773/Dac
Dac doing what Dac does best. This was a cracking crossword and I challenge anyone to find a bad (or even so-so) clue in this puzzle! Across 1 MODIFY – FIDO rev. in … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,798 by Cinephile
Nice stuff from Cinephile: varied, not to hard and not to easy. The D of the special instructions stands for DREAM, mostly in relation to to A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare. Not too obscure as … Read more >>
Guardian 25,427 – Paul
I found it quite hard to get started on this one, and things didn’t get much easier even after getting a few answers in. There are two themes, based on 9+16ac and on … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1193 : Clearance by Shark
Shark is a new setter to me, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started the puzzle. We were told that the wordplay in each clue leads to the answer with … Read more >>
Financial Times 13797 Jason
The last Jason I blogged, I commented that I had enjoyed all his puzzles to date. Today’s carries on the trend. I did find it a bit harder at first, as I could … Read more >>
Guardian 25,426 – Brummie
Sorry if this blog comes out later than normal. I was watching the enthralling final of the US Open between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when the daily puzzles became available on-line. In … Read more >>
Independent 7772/Tyrus
Phew. This was hard. I laboured over it and only got there in the end after giving up at times and pressing Reveal. If I hadn’t I’d have been up all night and you would … Read more >>