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
Everyman 4,012
The usual good crossword from Everyman, all sound so far as I can see, and the usual rhyming pair, the self-referential clue, and the first letters one. Quite a task to produce these grids every time. You’d think he’d run out of rhyming pairs eventually.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, anagram, reversal etc) in italics, Anagrams shown (like this)* or *(like this), depending on where the indicator comes. Link-w0rds in green.
Azed No. 2,673 Plain
The usual display of words which are either completely unknown or have a sense that is hidden away in the depths of the entry in Chambers, but all of which seem to be explicable. How on earth Azed produces them without electronic aids (as I think is the case) always amazes me.
I think six of the clues are of the form ‘xxxx? yyyy’, an Azed characteristic. Usually (but not always) the xxxx is the definition.
Definitions in italics, underlined in crimson. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*, depending on whether the anagram indicator precedes or follows.
Independent 11,523 by Bluth
Bluth crosses my path again. He is more than welcome to. This one did feel slightly more straight forward that normal – or maybe I was just on the right wavelength. But there … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 761) Optimal Disinformation
I thought I would be tackling this puzzle while resting up after getting a new hip. But it didn’t happen, again. The last time it didn’t happen in July was down to hospital … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,518 by Rosa Klebb
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 9, 2023
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,171 by Philistine (9 September 2023)
There is a recent pattern here…I have left the finishing touches to the last minute again…this time due to a recent holiday and a parental 80th birthday…so my sister, who is visiting from Australia, has suggested I should use ChatGPT to fill the spaces…
Independent 11522 / Phi
As usual, we have a puzzle from Phi on a Friday. There is a clear theme throughout the puzzle. In fact it is spelled out in the top row – … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,176 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29176.
Financial Times 17,523 by BRADMAN
A return from the DON for a Friday puzzle.
Guardian 29,175 / Fed
I’m always pleased to see Fed’s name on a puzzle that I’m down to blog, knowing that I’m in for an enjoyable challenge in the parsing department. All the hallmarks are there: ingenious … Read more >>
Independent 11,521 by Grecian
Our daily entertainment is provided by Grecian today.
Financial Times 17,522 by GUY
Guy wakes up our grey matter this morning.
Enigmatic Variations No.1606 – Mind Your Language by Ovid
“A change of regime has led to a new political correctness. Six clues have no definition and their answers must be altered to comply with the new requirement to MIND YOUR LANGUAGE. Extra letters generated by the wordplay of down clues spell out a further instruction affecting 12 cells. Numbers in brackets refer to entry lengths. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, One answer is an abbreviation; 20dn is in Collins.”