Financial Times 16,622 by Bradman

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Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 31, 2020 As usual with Bradman, this puzzle gave me some challenges and prompted several look-ups.  There are at least two answers that I did … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,631 by MONK

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Great puzzle as always from Monk. Thank you. I can see MYSTERES DES VOIX down the sides of the grid. This reminds me of the fabulous Msyteres des Voix Bulgares albums of Bulgarian … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,630 by JASON

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Not-entirely-straightforward Tuesday offering from this morning's setter. The majority went in smoothly enough, but the endgame involved mopping up a number of tricksy 4-letter words which I have to admit provoked a few … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,287 by Philistine

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THe puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28287. Altogether a delightful crossword. I would say it is fair, but with enough quirky features to keep me on my toes. Thanks to Philistine. ACROSS 8 … Read more >>

Independent 10,632 by Poins

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A very absorbing and enjoyable puzzle form Poins with some intricate wordplay in places and nice mixture of clues. ACROSS 1 BASIS The fundamental ingredient of cobbler essentially unaltered (5)   [Cob]b[ler] + … Read more >>

Guardian 28,286 / Carpathian

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I enjoyed this puzzle from Carpathian – a good start to the week. My favourites were 11 and 20ac and 1 and 13dn. Many thanks, Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. I … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,629 by FLIMSY

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The first FLIMSY I’ve blogged, I think, makes for a gentle start to the week… A pretty straightforward solve this. Don’t really have much to add! 15d was rather neat. Thanks FLIMSY! ACROSS … Read more >>

Azed 2525

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A fairly typical Azed experience for me on this one, with most of the answers going in fairly quickly and a few stragglers holding out longer. It’s always good to solve a long … Read more >>