A tricky but brilliant puzzle by Monk.
Independent 11,591 / Knut
Knut has provided us with a very topical crossword for our entertainment this Tuesday. This puzzle must have been set fairly recently, since there are numerous references to the (now ex-) UK home … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1831: Shipshape by Methuselah
This puzzle is Methuselah’s first appearance in the Inquisitor series, but I have blogged a few puzzles by this setter in the daily Independent series. The puzzle in entitled Shipshape … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,245 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29245.
Financial Times 17,592 by BRADMAN
Another solid puzzle from Bradman
Financial Times 17,591 by GAFF
GAFF kicks off the week…
Guardian Cryptic 29,244 by Vulcan
Eileen is away doing Christmas Tree stuff again today, so I'm standing in
Independent 11,590 by Bluth
Bluth gets us going, hope it’s going to be easy as I’ve got the Guardian to do as well today.
Guardian Quiptic 1255 Bartland
Thank you to Bartland. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Little Mama gets the smallest portion (7) MINIMUM : MINI(describing a miniature/a little version of something) + MUM(like “mama”, a familiar … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 245
This was a fun solve, with Pangakupu’s obligatory New Zealand contribution appearing in the final version – so obscure that it had to be googled to be believed.
Independent on Sunday 1,762 by Hoskins
The puzzle is available here.
Azed No. 2,684 – Plain
A 13 by 11 grid this week.
Everyman 4,023
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4023.
Independent 11,589 by Serpent
Serpent making his regular ~6 weekly appearance in the Saturday slot. And that’s all right by me. A crossword up to the usual excellent standard and tricky while not being excessively difficult. I … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 29,237 / Imogen
I was going to write, ‘It’s not often that we see Imogen in the Prize slot’ and then I found I’d written this twice already: in fact, there have been only three Imogen … Read more >>