Gaff wakes up the Thursday morning grey cells.
Independent 11527 / Serpent
Serpent is the Independent setter today. Serpent often incorporates a message or theme into his puzzles. Today we have a phrase in the unchecked letters in the perimeter of the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1607: Eightsomes by Gaston
In crossword-land, ‘Eightsome’ is usually associated with ‘Reels’, and has 8-letter words meshing, cog-like, around their clue numbers…but Gaston seems to be serving up some different types of EIGHTSOMES here…
Independent 11,526 by Filbert
Filbert makes one of his regular midweek appearances.
Financial Times 17,527 by BASILISK
Most enjoyable puzzle from Basilisk.
Guardian 29,180 – Imogen
I found this quite hard work, though in retrospect there were several clues that I should have got much more quickly than I did – a sign of good clueing, I suppose. A … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1820: Wallace Collection by Ifor
This week’s puzzle from the prolific Inquisitor setter Ifor. His first puzzle appeared in 2011, so we see a challenge from him about every 3 months. Challenge is the right word for Ifor … Read more >>
Financial Times 17526 Mudd
Thank you to Mudd. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Poultry farm’s hierarchy? (7,5) PECKING ORDER : Cryptic defn: … of members in a group according to status or power, so-called … Read more >>
Independent 11,525 by Knut
Knut on a Tuesday! We’re in for a treat!
Guardian Cryptic 29,179 by Jack
Jack is today's Guardian complier.
Financial Times 17,525 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN provides this morning's puzzle…
Guardian Quiptic 1,244/Anto
Anto sets for both the Quiptic and the Guardian Cryptic, and I’m yet to be convinced that he makes an effort to offer the editor clearly defined puzzles for each genre. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Independent 11,524/Saladin
This seems to be Saladin’s second Independent puzzle. The first one went down well, and I enjoyed very much solving and blogging this one. The setter seems to set some store by meaningful … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,178 by Brummie
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29178.
Independent on Sunday 1,751 by Tees
My first Tees blog for a while, tricky at times but all sorted now