MOO kicks off the week…
Guardian Quiptic 1,261/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. I have blogged enough of his puzzles to have a good idea what kind of reaction this one will receive, but I will keep my … Read more >>
Guardian 29,285 – Philistine
The new editor’s policy for Mondays seems to be to alternate Vulcan with setters who we haven’t previously been used to seeing starting the week. This puzzle was perhaps on the gentler end … Read more >>
Independent 11,632/Bluth
A delightful puzzle from Bluth, which I really enjoyed solving and blogging. Some great surface readings and a wide variety of subject matter to test solvers. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Everyman 4,030
Sunday and time to walk the dog, find the pub and solve the crossword
Azed No. 2,691 Plain
It’s always a relief when blogging duty coincides with an Azed plain, because his specials, which are especially good, always take me ages to do. I admire his grid construction: OK some of the words are pretty wild, but they are all there in Chambers so far as I can see, and to fit words into a 12×12 grid where there are four 11-letter words abutting each other in pairs seems brilliant. 5 and 8dn are presenting problems, which I’m sure will be explained to me.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(this), with their indicators in italics.
Independent on Sunday 1,769/Hoskins
Another sound Sunday offering from Hoskins, who is becoming a regular in the IoS slot. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Independent 11,631 by Serpent
Serpent gives us today’s challenge.
Financial Times 17,628 by Buccaneer
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 13, 2024
Guardian Prize 29,278 by Tramp
I have blogged a number of Tramp’s crosswords in the Inquisitor, but as an irregular Guardian blogger, I am not sure whether I have blogged a puzzle by him in this newspaper before. … Read more >>
Independent 11,630 by Phi
It’s the end of the week and once again, we have a Phi to solve. No complaints at all.
Guardian 29,283 – Fed
Quite an easy one for a Friday, I thought, but neatly clued and with some nice touches. Thanks to Fed. Across 8,9 NO‑CLAIMS BONUS Musical snob on convoluted reason cover can be discounted? … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,633 by NEO
A good challenge from NEO this Friday.
Financial Times 17,632 GUY
A typical Guy puzzle today.
Independent 11,629 / Mev
Mev has provided today’s teaser to keep the old brain ticking over on this cold winter’s day. I found this to be towards the hard end of the Indy spectrum in terms of … Read more >>