Good morning Saturday solvers.
A grid by Italicus for us to get our teeth into today.
Private Eye (Cyclops / 763) Urgent Slugfest
Nothing to do with shell-less molluscs’ equivalent of Glasto – … the political fight it seems Cyclops is looking forward to at 5d is unlikely to involve many bare knuckles. Maybe a few … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,195 by Paul (7 October 2023)
Does Paul have a warning for his solvers in this puzzle?…
Financial Times 17,542 by Buccaneer
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 7, 2023
Guardian Cryptic 29200 Vlad
Thank you to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1,9. One saved by 11 giving medals? (6,2,8) DAMSEL IN DISTRESS : Reverse clue: Anagram of(… IN DISTRESS) DAMSEL =(giving) “medals“. Defn: … Read more >>
Independent 11546 / Phi
As is the case with most Fridays we have an Independent puzzle from Phi today. There seems to be a clash between the wordplay and the definition at 19 down, … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,547 by GAFF
A splendid puzzle from GAFF to end the work week.
Independent 11,545 by Bluth
A Thursday challenge from Bluth today.
Financial Times 17,546 by LEONIDAS
A straightforward offering from Leonidas this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,199 by Jack
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29199.
Enigmatic Variations No.1610 – Adversaries by Shark
“The two unclued ADVERSARIES must be changed to the phrase uttered when one caught sight of the other (creating real-word crossing entries). Single-letter clashes occur in five cells; the letters to be kept spell out who actually spoke these words. Solvers must highlight six cells in a straight line offering (overlapping) four-word confirmation of the sighting. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Puzzles for York S&B 2023
Are you intending to compile a crossword for this year’s S&B in York? Would you like it blogged on 225? If so please add a comment to this post. The bloggers will obviously … Read more >>
Guardian 29,198 / Brummie
It’s Brummie filling the midweek slot this morning. There are several less common words here but I found the solving quite straightforward, with a fair number of charades. I failed to spot a … Read more >>
Independent 11,544 by Filbert
We missed blogging Filbert last week as we swapped with Quirister.
Financial Times 17,545 by BASILISK
Top class puzzle from Basilisk, as ever.