An interesting challenge from MOO this Friday.
Independent 11,528 / Coot
This appears to have been the first crossword by Coot in the Indy that has been blogged on 15, although I see that one was published in the IoS and blogged earlier this … Read more >>
Guardian 29,182 / Paul
Paul rounds off the week with a puzzle that I found something of a challenge. I’m feeling decidedly 22ac today. I had a look at the Guardian crossword comments – they don’t do … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 29,181 by Fed
I liked this a lot, with nice surfaces and some chewy parsing to work through. My favourites were 8ac, 9ac, 14ac, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle
Financial Times 17,528 by GAFF
Gaff wakes up the Thursday morning grey cells.
Independent 11527 / Serpent
Serpent is the Independent setter today. Serpent often incorporates a message or theme into his puzzles. Today we have a phrase in the unchecked letters in the perimeter of the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1607: Eightsomes by Gaston
In crossword-land, ‘Eightsome’ is usually associated with ‘Reels’, and has 8-letter words meshing, cog-like, around their clue numbers…but Gaston seems to be serving up some different types of EIGHTSOMES here…
Independent 11,526 by Filbert
Filbert makes one of his regular midweek appearances.
Financial Times 17,527 by BASILISK
Most enjoyable puzzle from Basilisk.
Guardian 29,180 – Imogen
I found this quite hard work, though in retrospect there were several clues that I should have got much more quickly than I did – a sign of good clueing, I suppose. A … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1820: Wallace Collection by Ifor
This week’s puzzle from the prolific Inquisitor setter Ifor. His first puzzle appeared in 2011, so we see a challenge from him about every 3 months. Challenge is the right word for Ifor … Read more >>
Financial Times 17526 Mudd
Thank you to Mudd. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Poultry farm’s hierarchy? (7,5) PECKING ORDER : Cryptic defn: … of members in a group according to status or power, so-called … Read more >>
Independent 11,525 by Knut
Knut on a Tuesday! We’re in for a treat!
Guardian Cryptic 29,179 by Jack
Jack is today's Guardian complier.
Financial Times 17,525 by ARTEXLEN
ARTEXLEN provides this morning's puzzle…