This is a super-quick blog write-up to fill in for Turbolegs, who reports technical difficulties. Please note any deficiencies, and I will edit at leisure.
Independent 11,600 / Phi
Phi, our usual Friday setter, is occupying “his” slot this week too. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I ground to a halt with the … Read more >>
Guardian 29,254 – Vlad
I got off to a good start by guessing the long answer to 1,12 from the definition and enumeration, and it was reasonably plain sailing (by Vlad’s standards) from then on. There was … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,253 by Pangakupu
Confession time: I agreed to stand in for scchua today but got myself confused – easily done just after midnight – and I thought I’d agreed to do the FT.
FT 17,600 by Aardvark
Aardvark is today's setter in the FT
Independent 11599 / Methuselah
I’m always happy to see a puzzle from Methuselah. Methuselah covers a lot of subjects in the clues – today we had allusions to language, geography, sport, biology, music, literature, … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1619: Polyfilla by Check
Check has got the POLYFILLA out this week – has some DIY gone wrong?…
Independent 11,598 by Eccles
Our Wednesday challenge is from Eccles.
Financial Times 17,599 by BASILISK
A very enjoyable puzzle, and not too tricky.
Guardian Cryptic 29,252 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29252.
Inquisitor 1832: Phases by Phi
Phi drops in with an early offering for Sankt Nikolaustag. Preamble: Entries are real words, with some being the result of modifying clue answers (numbers in brackets reflect the space available in … Read more >>
Independent 11,597 by Twin
Twin fills the Tuesday slot.
Guardian 29,251 / Jack
A fairly tricky but enjoyable and rewarding challenge, meticulously clued, with excellent surfaces, from Jack. There are lots of super clues – I started ticking my favourites but had to give up, as … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,598 by Moo
scchua, the regular blogger is unavailable today, so I am standing in. I don’t venture into Financial Times territory very often, so this is my first encounter with the setter MOO … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,597 by BOBCAT
BOBCAT starts the week off…