GURNEY starts the week off…
Independent 11,272/Hoskins
Hoskins has the Monday Indy puzzle for us. What will he provide for us this morning? A straightforward enough puzzle, as it turns out, but we have a theme, which is unusual: there … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 741) Loosely Hacking
The main pages of Private Eye are getting a bit depressing what with all the useless, arrogant, bullying politicians, all the scandals that are never properly addressed by the compliant media, and the … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,709/Tees
As always, a carefully constructed and entertaining puzzle from Tees. A few UK references that might have held up overseas solvers, and a sprinkling of French knowledge required; but other than that, my … Read more >>
Everyman 3,971 (numbering fixed)
Once more unto the Everyman dear friends
Independent 11,271 by Tyrus
Yes, we are back again. No complaints though as we have a Tyrus puzzle today .
Guardian 28,919 / Tramp
An excellent prize puzzle from Tramp: lots of amusingly misleading definitions and one stand-out brilliant clue for me. Thank you, Tramp! (The stand-out clue for me was YELLOW GARDEN SPIDER – see below.) … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,256 by LEONIDAS
Weekend puzzle from the FT of November 19, 2022
Guardian 28,924 – Philistine
I made rather heavy weather of this, probably not helped by having a head full of cold, but it all seems perfectly reasonable in retrospect. Thanks to Philistine. Across 1 JUST SO … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,261 by SLORMGORM
A solid challenge from SLORMGORM this Friday and I dont think I have it fully right.
Independent 11,270 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1565 Solstice by Chalicea
Six un-clued entries to be completed that hint at a song title – the song to be found and it’s singer. A cryptic hint at the solstice. A relatively straightforward puzzle this week. … Read more >>
Independent 11,269 / Bluth
Bluth has provided our cruciverbal entertainment for this Thursday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which gave me a good workout but which did not inflict too much head-scratching for a … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28923 Picaroon
Apologies. A combination of running errands and solving a tricky puzzle resulted in the late posting. Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Performing twice in Tosca is … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,260 by BASILISK
A clever puzzle from Basilisk today.