PETO dishes out a splendid challenge this Friday.
Guardian Prize 29,326 / Imogen
Imogen has set the Guardian Prize puzzle this week I got off to a good start with HUNDRED YEARS WAR and GET THE BIRD which provided a lot of letters … Read more >>
Guardian 29,331 / Picaroon
Picaroon rounds off a week of good puzzles in customary fine style. An enjoyable puzzle, with some chewy clues mixed in with several charades to help things along and some nice references. As … Read more >>
Independent 11,678 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Independent 11,677 / Bluth
Bluth has provided today’s puzzle, on a grid that accommodates four 15-letter entries around its perimeter. I found this puzzle to be highly entertaining and towards the upper end of the Indy spectrum … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,330 by Paul
A fun solve – my favourites were 4dn, 7dn, and 23dn, and I had a happy grimace for 3dn. Thanks to Paul
Financial Times 17,680 FALCON
Falcon appears in this morning''s FT.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1632: No Brand by Vismut
Hi everybody. Vismut has promised us a puzzle with a tidy finish …
Financial Times 17,679 by MONK
A fantastic puzzle from Monk.
Guardian 29,329 – Vlad
Quite a tough one from Vlad today. There were a few answers that I guessed from the definition, hoping that I’d be able to work out the parsing when writing the blog. Fortunately … Read more >>
Independent 11676 / Filbert
Filbert appears weekly these days.I find. his puzzles are quite challenging, but they are always satisfying to complete. There is rarely a theme in an Independent cryptic on a Wednesday. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1845: Pieces of Work by Phi
Phi is a prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles and his puzzles have varied themes. The preamble this week was of medium length and told us that "Eleven references to pieces … Read more >>
Independent 11,675 by Tees
Our Tuesday challenge comes from Tees this week.
Guardian Cryptic 29,328 by Anto
Anto's today's Guardian setter.
Financial Times 17,678 by GURNEY
A solid puzzle with some elegant surfaces from Gurney . . .