A Tuesday toughie
Independent 11,586 / Tees
Tees is filling the mid-week slot this week. It is a good long while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by this setter. For me, this was a puzzle … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1830: Arable Land by eXtent
eXternal and Serpent join forces once more to befuddle and entertain. The wordplay in all but seven clues contains a bogus letter to be changed before solving. In order, the bogus letters identify … Read more >>
Independent 11585 / Filbert
Filbert must be one of the most prolific Independent setters at the moment. I really enjoyed solving this puzzle with its themes and variations. The main theme centered on various … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,586 by FALCON
A solid puzzle with some clever surfaces from Falcon . . .
Financial Times 17,585 by MOO
MOO kicks off the week…
Guardian Quiptic 1,254/Carpathian
The ever-reliable Carpathian has the Quiptic for us this week. Thoughtfully constructed and just right for the target audience, I would aver. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Independent 11,584 by Gila
This was a very intricate and challenging puzzle.
Guardian Cryptic 29,238 by Matilda
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29238.
Financial Times Sunday No.23 – News by Basilisk
“The FT monthly news puzzle, featuring clues and solutions relating to events and topics in the month of November.” Find it on the website to download and print or solve online, or via the smartphone app.
Everyman 4,022
Sunday rolls round so let’s solve the Everyman
Independent on Sunday 1,761/Brunel
I blogged Brunel’s first Independent puzzle nearly three years ago, and was impressed with it. He has been a regular but infrequent setter for the paper since then, but I was equally impressed … Read more >>
Azed 2683
We have a standard crossword from Azed this week. For me, this was a puzzle of two halves. I made good progress on the right hand side but struggled quite … Read more >>
Independent 11,583 by Saladin
Saladin is new to me to blog. Seems he is also pretty new to the Independent rota too, A new challenge A delightful set of clues – particular mention to 15ac (very neat), … Read more >>
Cyclops 766 – Populist Octopus
It is nearly 2024 and still Ronald T Dump pervades the headlines and the political landscape in America…and still provides Cyclops with wordplay for the letter T…