GAFF gives us an anniversary puzzle this morning…
Independent on Sunday 1676 Tees
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Pound succeeded Dickensian character, female, past prime (9) SHEEPFOLD : S(abbrev. for “succeeded”) + HEEP(Uriah, character in Charles Dickens’ novel “David … Read more >>
Everyman 3,938/3 April
Another pleasing and tractable puzzle from our Sunday setter. There were some nice touches in this one, I thought, as well as the trademark rhyming pair and ‘initial’ clue. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Independent 11073 by Bluth
My first blog of puzzle from Bluth. Should be fun. A setter I have admired for other reasons for many years. Very admirable indeed. Some very ingenious devices in play, as has become … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 28,721 by Brendan
Given the theme, it’s perhaps ironic that at the time I came to solve this puzzle, I was suffering from Covid-induced tinnitus.
Independent 11,072 / Phi
Phi has brought the latest suite of mid-week puzzles to an end in customary fashion. I found this grid to be an interesting one, with lots of 4-letter entries and scope for a … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,064 by BRADMAN
Friday fun from BRADMAN!
Guardian Cryptic 28,726 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28726.
Guardian 28,725 / Fed
I have enjoyed Dave Gorman’s puzzles since his first offerings as Bluth in the Indy and have been looking forward to blogging a Fed ever since he came over to the Guardian nine … Read more >>
Independent 11071 / Quince
In the fifteensquared archive I can only find two previous puzzles set by Quince, so he/she is still a fairly new setter. The two previous puzzles attracted quite a lot … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,063 by GUY
My first Guy puzzle.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1532: How? by Vagans
Hi everybody. Thanks to Vagans for a puzzle which was enjoyable to solve and gave something to discover at the end – plus a nice cryptic feature in the grid to highlight. … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,053 by Mudd
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.