It looks like the regular blogger is unavailable so I’ve hastily put this together.
Apologies for the brevity and apologies in advance for errors.
Azed 2609
I found this mostly straightforward, though the two 12-letter down answers held out almost to the end, and I can’t fully explain 6 down: no doubt I’ll soon be enlightened. Thanks to Azed. … Read more >>
Independent 11,135 / Radian
Radian has produced this Tuesday’s cruciverbal challenges, and on Tuesdays we always expect to see a theme. No need to go searching for today’s theme: once I had solved a handful of clues, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1755: End of Line by Dysart
End of Line by Dysart Two entries are encoded forms of their clued answers, using a separate one-to-one substitution cipher for each (in one a letter maps itself). The change from answer to … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,126 by GUMM
A fair Tuesday test from Gumm.
Guardian Quiptic 1179 Chandler
Thank you to Chandler. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Factory worker ready to supply remote control device (7) HANDSET : HAND(a factory worker/one engaged in manual labour) + SET(ready/in a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,125 by DOGBERRY
Today’s puzzle (from 2002) is in memory of John Young (DOGBERRY) who died in May.
Independent 11,134 by Filbert
This was certainly the toughest Monday puzzle I've done in a long time. Had I not been blogging, I might well have given up half way through and in the end it took me three longish sessions to finish it.
Guardian Cryptic 28,788 by Vulcan
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28788.
Independent on Sunday 1,686 by Kairos
The puzzle is available here. Hi everybody. I enjoyed this puzzle, most of which went in smoothly until at 5d I had a mental block and impatiently used a wildcard search. The … Read more >>
Everyman 3,948
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3948.
Independent 11,133 by Mev
A puzzle from Mev – a new setter for me to blog, but ‘they’ have previous…… published crosswords Good fun I liked 14ac – though I suspect you have to be of an … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,781 / Picaroon
In the preamble to my last Prize crossword blog, four weeks ago, I said that the theme of that puzzle, by Imogen, couldn’t have been more up my street. I count myself lucky … Read more >>
Independent 11,132 by Phi
Phi continues to be the regular occupant of the Independent‘s Friday slot.
Guardian Cryptic 28,786 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28786.