A new Guardian setter?
Inquisitor 1835: Easy As … by Shark
Any Inquisitor published on 23rd December will be likely to have a theme …. We had a fairly standard length preamble this week which told us that “A letter, wherever … Read more >>
Independent 11,615 / Filbert
Filbert is occupying the first Tuesday slot of 2024, with a puzzle that has provided me with a lot to get my teeth into. Tuesday is theme day, and many of the clues … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,618 by BOBCAT
Over the holiday period I have been overwhelmed trying to keep up with solving the blowout of special, extra, and jumbo crosswords, and here today we have a new Bobcat puzzle with some very inventive twists and turns . . .
Financial Times 17,617 by MUDD
MUDD kicks off the new year…
Guardian Cryptic 29,267 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29267.
Guardian Quiptic 1258 Bartland
Thank you to Bartland. Definitions are underlined in the clues. A Happy New Year to one and all. Across 1. Aggressive former royal, one with beef (7) BUTCHER : BUTCH(aggressive/macho) + ER(abbrev. for … Read more >>
Independent 11,614/Twin
Happy New Year! There, that’s my one exclamation mark for 2024 out of the way, so we’ll move on to a blog of a delightful puzzle from Twin. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
Inquisitor index: 2024
Puzzles 1837 – 1888
Financial Times Sunday No.27 – News by Buccaneer
Buccaneer rounds up some newsworthy events of 2023 in crossword form. Find it to solve online or download and print on the FT website or via their smartphone app.
Independent on Sunday 1,766 by Tees
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Guardian Genius no 246 by Eccles
This is Eccles’ first Genius puzzle. We are very familiar with this setter as he is a regular in the Independent and we always enjoy his puzzles there, so we were very excited … Read more >>
Everyman 4,027
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4027.
Guardian Prize crossword No. 29,261 by Maskerade – placeholder
This is a placeholder post for the bumper Xmas Prize cryptic crossword, published on Saturday 23rd December. The blog will be posted with solutions on Friday 5th January after entries close. Merry Xmas … Read more >>
Independent 11,613 by Rodriguez
Last Saturday of the year and time for Rodriguez to set a puzzle. And quite a tricky one it was. Some tricky clues to resolve, but at this time of year, very welcome … Read more >>