My first Rosa Klebb blog?
Financial Times 17,283 by IO
My first time blogging Io – a wonderful challenge.
Independent 11292 / Gila
Gila fills the Wednesday Independent slot this week. Terminology in wordplay construction should warrant an academic treatise. Today we had ‘frequently‘ in the clue for 1 across and ‘occasionally‘ in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,946 by Brummie
Brummie is today's Guardian compiler.
Inquisitor 1781: Valediction by eXTent
This week’s Inquisitor is set by eXtent (a pairing of eXternal and Serpent), who have appeared twice a year, on average, since early 2017. The preamble told us that four … Read more >>
Independent 11,291 by Bluth
A bit tricky from Bluth today, but a fun challenge.
Financial Times 17,282 by NEO
A fun puzzle today from Neo . . .
Guardian Cryptic 28,945 by Vlad
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28945.
Azed No. 2,635 Plain
I finally managed to acquire a copy of Chambers Dictionary (2016), which made completing this puzzle immeasurably easier . . .
Guardian 28,944 / Vulcan
A straightforwardly enjoyable puzzle from Vulcan – just right for the beginning of a busy week. My favourites were 5ac HUSBAND, 15ac BUSHINESS, 18ac MACON, 26ac ALIGNED, 5dn HASTE, 8dn DITHERS and 20dn … Read more >>
Independent 11,290/Tees
It’s not unknown for Tees to provide the Monday puzzle in the Independent. He is on his usual good form with this offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,205 / Carpathian
This is the time of year where holidays come into play and bloggers turn up in unexpected places. This is the first Quiptic I have blogged and I enjoyed doing … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,281 by ARTEXLEN
This week starts off with ARTLEXEN ARTEXLEN ….
Everyman 3,974/11 December
Over 200 puzzles now since our ‘new’ Everyman took over the reins of this long-standing puzzle. I think he produces a cryptic every week that fits the bill – this one was certainly … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1712 Shabbo
Thank you to Shabbo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Nice here in secretive island (6) SICILY : ICI(“here” in the language of Nice, France) contained in(in) SLY(secretive/sneaky). Defn: … in … Read more >>