Bert & Joyce are off on their holiday so I’m standing in today in my 300th blog . This seems like a plain Phi puzzle.
Financial Times 17,046 by BRADMAN
BRADMAN , our familiar friend on Fridays dishes a gentle tussle of a challenge .
Independent 11,053 / Bluth
Today’s puzzle has been provided by Bluth. We have been treated to his puzzles on a regular basis during and since the pandemic. I found this puzzle to be rather taxing, and although … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1529 Pine Box by Vismut
One of the most complex preambles I can recall reading. Across clues have no numbers and are missing a letter in their wordplay. The missing letters spell out where one might find pine … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,045 by LEONIDAS
Leonidas is today's setter.
Guardian 28,707 – Picaroon
Another great puzzle from Picaroon. Not easy, with some tricky constructions and devious definitions, but well worth the effort and satisfying to finish. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 DISCOMBOBULATE Throw party, performing … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,035 by Buccaneer
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 5, 2022
Financial Times 17,044 by JULIUS
An entertaining puzzle as always from Julius. Thank you.
Guardian Cryptic 28,706 by Imogen
Imogen's today's Guardian setter.
Independent 11052 / Tees
My fourth Tees blog in five weeks, but I’m quite happy. Tees varies his subject matter so every puzzle is a slightly different challenge. There are often classical references to … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1741: Schindler’s List by Phi
Phi is a prolific crossword setter.. His puzzles feature regularly in the Independent daily crossword series and the Saturday Inquisitor puzzles. The preamble stated: Nine clues have a single-letter misprint … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,043 by GAFF
Decent, lightly-themed Tuesday entertainment from Gaff, but…
Independent 11,051 by Crosophile
A reasonably straightforward Tuesday challenge from Crosophile.
Guardian Cryptic 28,705 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28705.
Azed No. 2,595 ‘Looking Back’ – Competition Puzzle
This puzzle commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Azed series.