Brockwell has become a fairly regular Grauniad setter, with eight puzzles since his debut last April…and most (all?) of them have contained a theme of some sort…
Independent 11762 / Phi
It’s Friday so we have a puzzle set by Phi which is the usual case for a Friday I wondered if there was some theme based on SYMMETRIC (5d) or … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,415 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29415.
Financial Times 17,768 by JULIUS
A trademark delight from JULIUS today.
Guardian 29,414 / Paul
I was quite surprised to see that it’s five months since I blogged a Paul puzzle. (Please read through to the end of this preamble!) From time to time, I comment that a … Read more >>
Independent 11,761 by Filbert
Our Thursday challenge is provided by Filbert today.
Financial Times 17,767 GUY
Guy is the FT setter today.
Enigmatic Variations No.1646 – Borderline by Vagans
“Two down entries are on the BORDERLINE and clued without definition. Three other contiguous border entries are appropriate to their location. Wordplay in all other clues indicates the answer with an extra letter that is not entered in the grid; these spell out an instruction affecting 32 cells. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; 37a is in the Oxford Dictionary of English.”
Guardian Cryptic 29,413 by Pangakupu
A fun, slower, solve – my favourites were 12ac, 19ac, 20ac, 3dn, 7/23, and 14dn. Thanks to Pangakupu
Financial Times 17,766 by MONK
Thanks to Monk for this morning’s challenge.
Independent 11,760 by Eccles
Things are back to normal – we have Eccles on a Wednesday.
Independent 11,759 / Knut
Knut’s latest puzzle has been published today on what we know to be theme day. No prizes for guessing that today’s puzzle is all about politicians, and that feels fitting with a general … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1859: Battleships by Eclogue
Battleships by Eclogue Clues are presented in conventional order, but answers are separated by blocks rather than bars, with no symmetrical pattern. When the grid is complete, solvers will have found a fleet … Read more >>
Guardian 29,412 – Brockwell
It was a surprise to see Brockwell (aka Grecian from the Independent) as today’s setter so soon after his appearance in Saturday’s Prize puzzle. No complaints from me though: an enjoyable solve, mostly … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,765 by GURNEY
It took me a few minutes of blank stares to get on Gurney’s wavelength today, but this eventually turned out to be an enjoyable solve.