80% straightforward 20%obscure , is how I would describe today’s FT solve. Thanks Bradman, for the treat.
Guardian Cryptic 27,979 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27979. Strangely enough, I often find Paul’s weekday Guardian puzzles harder that his Prizes, and this was no exception. There was plenty of cunning misdirection, and on … Read more >>
Guardian 27,978 / Boatman
It’s Boatman providing the challenge today, with a theme that must surely be unmissable. Today, it was not so much a case of spotting the theme as chasing down some knotty parsing but … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,324 by ARTEXLEN
A gentle but fun offering from Artexlen I completed this puzzle in two passes, with the two long answers at the top of the bottom being the key to solving the rest of … Read more >>
Independent 10,234 by Morph
Quite a struggle for me today, and there are various answers that I don’t really understand. Many of the clues are very nice, but it looks to me that they call on knowledge … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,314 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 2, 2019 I finished this puzzle in what may be my record time for a Goliath. And I found it very entertaining. First I was … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,323 by AARDVARK
A fair challenge from Aardark today. Thank you. Realising that there was a pangram in the offing helped to narrow down some of the possibilities. This helped to balance out the grid being … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,977 by Picaroon
A slow, tough, and enjoyable puzzle – favourites were 11ac, 26ac, 2dn, 19dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
Independent 10,323 by Eccles
Another fun puzzle to start the day – we always know that we will have some great wordplay in an Eccles puzzle. Eccles seems to be have been given a regular Wednesday slot … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1619: Duck Egg by Kruger
Duck Egg by Kruger Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be entered where they will fit. Wordplay in each clue yields an extra letter that is not … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,322 by HAMILTON
Typical Hamilton offering with a few iffy-looking constructs but a lot of fun.
Guardian 27,976 – Brummie
This was one of those puzzles where I was staring at a nearly empty grid for a long time, and then everything, or almost everything, fell into place quite quickly. Getting the long … Read more >>
Independent 10,322 / Radian
Radian has compiled today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. It is Tuesday today, but I haven’t spotted a theme of any description and there appears to be no Nina, but I could … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,321 by ARMONIE
ARMONIE kicks off the week… This took me way longer than usual due to being obsessed with "FOX" as Quaker in 2d. Apart from that, there was nothing too taxing here, except 24a … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1043 Anto
Thanks to Anto for today’s Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 She can’t grasp novel I mused about (5,2,4) VENUS DE MILO : Anagram of(… about) NOVEL I MUSED. Defn: … Read more >>