Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 26, 2022
Financial Times 17,062 by MONK
Great stuff from Monk as usual. Thank you Monk.
Independent 11,070 by Rodriguez
An enjoyable challenge from Rodriguez today.
Guardian Cryptic 28,724 by Picaroon
A clever puzzle…
Inquisitor 1744: Go Figure by Nimrod
Nimrod – aah, our esteemed editor. I hope I fare better with this than with his previous offering (#1721 Hole), my greatest failure to date. Preamble: Clues – all normal – are … Read more >>
Guardian 28,723 – Brummie
A good solid puzzle from Brummie this morning. There are a couple of names that may be unfamiliar to some, but the clues are helpful. Thanks to Brummie. This setter’s puzzles almost always … Read more >>
Financial Times 17061 Sleuth
Thank you to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Reckless sort varying speed, source of renewed commotion (9) DESPERADO : Anagram of(varying) SPEED + 1st letter of(source of) “renewed” + … Read more >>
Independent 11,069 by Monk
Well well, a Monk on theme Tuesday – more than a bit tricky I found. Bert and Joyce are off again today so I’m your occasional stand-in.
Azed No. 2,598 Plain
A typical Azed plain…
Guardian Quiptic 1,168/Hectence
A thoughtfully constructed Quiptic from Hectence this morning. She’s good at this kind of stuff, you know. There were one or two that took a bit of parsing, but then when you’re learning … Read more >>
Independent 11,068 by Filbert
Normally Monday is the easier of days here, but oh dear Filbert can be as tricky as they get.
Financial Times 17,060 by PHSSTHPOK
Very enjoyable solve from Phssthpok!
Guardian Cryptic 28,722 by Vulcan
It's Monday, it's the Guardian, it's Vulcan…
Everyman 3,937
Some good clues here: Everyman has been clever in discovering several apposite anagrams that make for lovely extended definitions. I’m still a bit unsure about one or two of the explanations though, but am sure people will do my job for me. We have the long alliterative clues at 1ac and 26ac, also 5dn, the first letters extended definition, and the self-reference at 9ac.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (reversal, homophone, hidden, etc) in italics. Link-words in green. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.
Guardian Genius 225 / Pasquale
The March Genius was set by Pasquale, one of the ‘DON …..’ manifestations of the prolific setter Don Manley. Other manifestations are Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni, and Izetti. Don Manley sets for all … Read more >>