This week’s puzzle has quite a few clever surfaces, with some Chambers unicorns mixed in with some crossword chestnuts.
Everyman 4,015
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4015.
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Independent 11,541 by Methuselah
Us again! Methuselah provides this Saturday’s challenge.
Guardian Prize 29,189 / Boatman
It’s not often that we see Boatman on a Saturday but, as has been said several times recently, it’s the editor who decides which puzzles should go in the Prize slot. Having said … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,536 by Gurney
Weekend puzzle from the FT of September 30, 2023
Financial Times 17,541 by MUDD
A solid challenge from MUDD this Friday.
Independent 11,540 by Phi
Firstly thanks to Quirister for the swap. We arrived home safely and will now be blogging two days in a row.
Guardian Quiptic 1,246/Hectence
Well I’ll go to the foot of our stairs. The Grauniad has finally managed to publish this week’s Quiptic. A fine offering from Hectence, but we’ve waited long enough, so I’ll say no … Read more >>
Guardian 29,194 – Tramp
My first pass through the across clues left a worryingly sparse grid, but things got easier after that. Thanks to Tramp for a fun puzzle. Across 1 BALANCES Steadies one in front … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1609 Neighbours by Chalicea
A perimeter to fill in from the top left. Two unclued entries to fill in and highlight the name of the speaker. Sounds straight forward-ish. Some difficult clues – mainly the uncommon words … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,540 by GOZO
Gozo is this morning's FT setter.
Guardian Cryptic 29193 Pangakupu
Thank you to Pangakupu. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Local installation always needing power during strike (4,4) BEER PUMP : [ E’ER(a poetic contraction of “ever”/always) plus(needing) P(symbol for “power” … Read more >>
Independent 11,539 by Filbert
Filbert provides our cruciverbal challenge today.
Independent 11,538 / Eccles
Eccles has filled the mid-week slot with his latest creation today. I found this to be a middle-difficulty puzzle, with a good measure of (toilet) humour and high entertainment value. I think that … Read more >>