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Financial Times 17,899 by BASILISK
You can depend on Basilisk for a great puzzle.
Independent 11892 / Eccles
It’s Wednesday so we have a puzzle from Eccles in the Independent daily series. There were good anagrams for the two longest entries, DISCOURAGEMENT and AS NEAR AS DAMN IT. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,545 by Picaroon
Picaroon on fine form.
Inquisitor 1881: Get the Message by Poat
We have a puzzle from Poat this week. Poat is an infrequent Inquisitor setter. A look at the Inquisitor index shows that is three and a half years since we last had a … Read more >>
Independent 11,891 by Filbert
Our Tuesday challenge from Filbert.
Guardian Cryptic 29,544 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29544.
Financial Times 17,898 by AARDVARK
Whew, quite the workout from Aardvark . . .
Financial Times 17,897 by GAFF
GAFF kicks off the week with “Seven trapped singers”
Independent 11,890 by Tees
There was a good deal of fun to be had in this, with lots of inventive clues and a few political references as well as a nice bunch of connected clues.
Guardian 29,543 / Vulcan
Vulcan starts the week in his customary fortnightly Monday slot. This should suit those who like a ‘gentle’ Monday puzzle – the traditional medley of anagrams and double and cryptic (some more so … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday No.67 – World by Gozo
This month’s globetrotting puzzle. Find it to solve online or download and print at ft.com/crossword
Quiptic 1,304 by Picaroon
My second Picaroon blog in two days, I’m pleased to discover, as I find Picaroon produces Quiptics that do what they say on the tin. The crossword can be found here
Azed 2734
Thanks to Azed for another quality puzzle. Across 1 GRAITH Scottish dress (old-fashioned) one kept in sanctuary once (6)A (one) in GRITH (sanctuary) 7 YACCA Evergreen causing hard grind for Aussie by … Read more >>
Everyman 4,073/10 November
I found this week’s puzzle a bit clunky and niggly, with some fairly unconvincing surface readings. Let’s see what everyone else thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>