A relatively gentle puzzle today. Thank you Aardvark.
Guardian 28,808 / Brendan
It’s Brendan setting the mid-week challenge today, with a characteristically intricate grid-fill, making for a delightful penny-dropping solve. Working through the clues in order, as usual, when I entered the answer for … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1758: Comings and Goings II by Eclogue
This was the second in a potential series by Eclogue, but the connection with the previous puzzle was tenuous to say the least. The previous Comings and Goings puzzle was the relativistic one … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,144 by GURNEY
A pleasant summer morning stroll.
Guardian Cryptic 28,807 by Vlad
A tricky, slow and steady solve, and lots of fun. Lots of favourites including 12ac, 21ac, 27ac, 3dn, 7dn, 10dn, 20dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Vlad for the puzzle.
Independent 11153 / Hippogryph
Tuesday’s setter is Hippogryph. As far as I can see from the fifteensquared search facility, this is Hippogryph’s first foray into weekday Independent setting. There is one Independent on Sunday puzzle by Hippogryph … Read more >>
Azed 2612
As is often the case, Azed presents us with a grid having 36 entries. For this competition puzzle, there is no wordplay for 3 down. Solvers are asked to submit a clue for … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,182/Anto
Anto often gives me the impression of not working quite hard enough to make the whole puzzle of a Quiptic nature, and that was my feeling with this one this morning. Your experience … Read more >>
Independent 11,152 by Knut
This wasn't the most difficult Monday puzzle, but that wasn't really the point. The point was to poke a bit of fun at the now departing government of Boris Johnson.
Guardian 28,806 – Anto
Let’s start with the grid..
Financial Times 17,143 by SLORMGORM
As ever, great fun from Slormgorm.
Private Eye (Cyclops/731) Special Fascist Operation
It must be very annoying for a politically involved crossword setter when politics has times like this. Setting the puzzle must happen at least of a couple of weeks before it is published, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,951
Everyman producing another fine to me Sunday morning crossword, not too tricky for most solvers of all levels.
Independent on Sunday 1,689/Italicus
A delightful Sunday puzzle from Italicus that slowly revealed its secret. The secret being that the crossword has a ghost theme of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and subsequent novels, by Douglas … Read more >>
Guardian 28,799 / Paul
Apologies for the late post – I wrote half of this earlier in the week and then forgot that I hadn’t finished and scheduled the post. As ever with Paul, this was a … Read more >>