There’s a royal reference in every clue except two, where the answers are thematic.
Independent 10,953 / Phi
Phi is occupying his usual end-of-week slot today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, one through which I made steady progress. In the end, I needed to cheat to get 7, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,607 by Philistine
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28607.
Financial Times 16,947 by NEO
A relatively easy end to the workweek with this offering from NEO.
Guardian 28,606 / Crucible
It’s always a pleasure to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle and this one didn’t disappoint. There seems to be a mini-theme of numbers running through the clues, with the central 16ac giving … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,946 by ARTEXLEN
Artexlen is today's challenger.
Independent 10952 / Klingsor
Klingsor tests us today. Klingsor usually includes at least one musical reference in the grid, with SONATA (6 down) being the example today. CHINE at 17 across looks like an … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1512: Special Offer by Brock
Hello everybody. Thanks to Brock for a great value puzzle. The preamble reads: Solvers are invited to make use of a SPECIAL OFFER. It is valid for wordplay only and is strictly … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,936 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 6, 2021
Independent 10,951 by Knut
Knut provides our Wednesday entertainment today.
Financial Times 16,945 by AARDVARK
Another nice puzzle form Aardvark. Not difficult overall, but there were a couple of clues held me up for quite a while. Thank you Aardvark.
Guardian Cryptic 28,605 by Picaroon
Lots of tricky fun – many likes including 1ac, 9ac, 12ac, 14ac, 18ac, 24ac, 2dn, 3dn, 7dn… thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle
Inquisitor 1724: Flight Plan by Kruger
Kruger’s 50th Inquisitor puzzle. Preamble: Seventeen clues contain an extra word that must be removed before solving. In clue order, the first or fourth letters of each extra word followed by the … Read more >>
Independent 10,950 by Tees
Tees teases us today
Guardian 28,604 – Imogen
I found this quite a tough one, though in retrospect everything is soundly clued. A couple of bits of general knowledge might cause some trouble. Thanks to Imogen Across 9 CHIPOLATA Some … Read more >>