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…
Guardian Cryptic 29,250 by Brummie
Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle – my favourites were 21ac, 2dn, 12dn, 14dn, and 20dn.
Guardian Quiptic 1,256/Chandler
A pleasing and tractable Quiptic from Chandler. This might have been a ‘first puzzle I solved unaided’ experience for someone, somewhere this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
Independent 11,596/Angel
A puzzle from an infrequent setter for the Indy, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. Her (at least I think it’s her) previous offerings have included themes, but I couldn’t see one here. … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday No.24 – World by Peto
Another dose of geographically themed cryptic fun. Available on the FT website to download and print or solve online, or via the smartphone app.