Monk provides our mental workout today.
Guardian 29,108 / Maskarade
Like many of you, I was unable, throughout yesterday, to gain access to 15², until early evening and even then I kept getting the error message whenever I moved to a different page. … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,454 by MONK
A brilliant challenge from Monk this morning.
Guardian Cryptic 29,107 by Anto
An interesting mix of clues – my favourites were 25ac, 3dn, 17dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Anto
Financial Times 17,453 by FALCON
Good fun from Falcon this morning!
Site access problems
Some people are experiencing problems accessing the site today. I have found that “http://” works whereas “https://” doesn’t work. The difference is the “s” for secure. I’m trying to fix the problem as … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1808: Are You Sure? by Jaques
Jaques is back – previous Inquisitor puzzles were last year & the year before. Preamble: Each clue contains a single misprint in its definition. The correct letters, in clue order, describe what … Read more >>
Independent 11,453 by Dill
It’s Dill today – this is only our second blog of a Dill puzzle. Our first was in September 2020..
Financial Times 17,452 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN kicks things off this week…
Nottingham S&B puzzle by Median
Median’s crossword for the Nottingham S&B can be found HERE Median has given us a themed puzzle, with a rubric pointing us to 12 across as the basis of the theme, with 11 … Read more >>
Independent 11,452/Tees
A fine puzzle from Tees and what I would describe as a typical Monday Indy offering – not overly taxing for a reasonably experienced solver. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,232/Bartland
One of the comparatively new setters of the Quiptic, Bartland, has the ‘for beginners and those in a hurry’ puzzle for us today. This one hit the spot for me this morning. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Guardian 29,106 – Carpathian
A very straightforward puzzle that wouldn’t have been out of place in the Quiptic spot, with elegant and soundly-constructed clues throughout. Thanks to Carpathian. Across 1 GLASSES Girls with good spectacles (7)G … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday No.8 – News by Julius
Julius returns as the setter for the June edition of the monthly News Puzzle. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or via the smartphone app.
Independent on Sunday 1,739 by Hoskins
After a few tougher Sundays a gentle Hoskins