I struggled with this plain Azed.
Financial Times 17,389 by MOO
A Monday MOO…
Independent 11,392 by Italicus
Monday and Italicus gets us off and running, I still think of the setter as one of the Indy’s new crop but I see the first was 2018.
Guardian Quiptic 1,222/Anto
I can’t say my heart flutters with joy when I see Anto’s name on a Quiptic puzzle. What matters more, perhaps, is what the intended audience thought of this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Guardian 29,046 – Jack
Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>
Everyman 3,990
Easter Sunday and the Everyman to solve (in the pub)
Independent on Sunday 1,729/Hoskins
Hoskins has the Sunday Independent puzzle for us this weekend. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Independent 11,391 by Serpent
No complaints today – we have a Serpent to solve and blog.
Financial Times 17,381 – Easter Jumbo Crossword by Neo
The other FT Weekend puzzle for Saturday 8th April
A bumper selection of cryptic clues for the Easter weekend.
Cyclops 750 – Austerity Sadist
A significant milestone for Cyclops, if the numerologists are to be believed, with puzzle number 750…three quarters of a millennium…
Financial Times 17,382 by Bobcat
Weekend puzzle from the FT of April 8, 2023
Guardian 29,044 – Paul
I found this very hard, and was looking at an almost blank grid for what felt like ages. As often happens in such cases, almost everything seems reasonably straightforward in retrospect. Thanks to … Read more >>
Independent 11,390 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Financial Times 17,387 by ZAMORCA
An excellent challenge from ZAMORCA this Friday.
Independent 11,389 / Methuselah
Thursday’s puzzle this week has been set by Methuselah, offering me as blogger my second opportunity to blog this setter’s work this year. This time, I think that I have teased out more … Read more >>