Gurney is the FT compiler today
Guardian 29,456 – Harpo
A tricky one today from Harpo (aka Monk), with some unfamiliar (though helpfully clued) words. Thanks to Harpo. With AJAX, QADI and ZONE in the grid, I suspected a pangram, and indeed it … Read more >>
Independent 18,702 / Bluth
Bluth has provided our cruciverbal entertainment this Wednesday. As always with Bluth puzzles, I found this to be very challenging and highly entertaining. I have struggled to parse a good few of the … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,808 by BASILISK
Great puzzle from Basilisk this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,455 by Paul
Paul is today's setter.
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Inquisitor 1866: Formation by Vismut
Vismut is a setter who contributes regularly to the Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations series of of barred puzzles. This is her twelfth Inquisitor and a study of the previous ones shows that the … Read more >>
Independent 11801 / Filbert
Filbert is one of the most prolific setters of Independent puzzles at the moment and today we have another of his challenging puzzles I always find Filbert’s puzzles difficult and … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,807 by AARDVARK
Just when I think I am really getting the hang of these puzzles, I run headlong into a workout like today’s offering from Aardvark, which required quite a bit of GK and lateral thinking before I finally struggled through the final clue.
Guardian 29,454 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29454.
Financial Times 17,806 by MOO
MOO kicks off the week…
Guardian 29,453 / Pasquale
Pasquale kicks off the week in fine style. It’s over a year since I blogged a Pasquale puzzle and I really enjoyed this one. We have an interesting and wide-ranging set of clues … Read more >>
Independent 11,800 by Twin
My first Independent blog in a while…
Guardian Quiptic 1,289/Anto
Anto’s first crosswords for the Guardian were in the Quiptic slot, and it’s fair to say that they were not universally well received, either for their quality or for their suitability for the … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday No.52 – World by Hamilton
More geography-based cruciverbal fun. Find it to solve online at ft.com/crossword