I wasn’t on Armonie’s wavelength this morning I’m afraid, but got there in the end.
Independent 10,410/Tees
Tees in his now customary Monday Indy slot. Bert and Joyce slightly roughed up the setter in their blog of his last puzzle, so just in case his ego needs massaging back into … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28,064 by Vulcan
A gentle Monday offering from Vulcan.
Everyman 3,827
The Observer crossword from Feb 16, 2020. Once more some enjoyable Sunday morning entertainment. Last week, Ted said something about an overdose of anagram clues. I had, once again, the same feeling when … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,565/23 February
It’s Hoskins. It’s sex. It’s drugs. It’s rock’n’roll. And bodily functions. Which is fine if you like that sort of stuff, but (as we discovered when I blogged a previous Hoskins IoS offering) … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,488 – ‘Letters Latent’
A tricky puzzle that took me a long while to finish, but very satisfying once it was all done. Thank you Azed. I don’t think the clues were any harder than usual but … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1421 Keep Trying by Kruger
Keep Trying – interesting title. Several clues with misprints which will explain how to modify some of the answers. I’m sure it will all make sense in the end. And now to state … Read more >>
Independent 10,409 by Hob (Saturday Puzzle 22 Feb 2020)
An odd looking grid from Hob this week – two 3×3 black squares, and not quite symmetrical, plus those ‘jutting-out’ cells down both sides – is there something afoot?… Well, there is, but … Read more >>
Guardian 28,057 / Picaroon
Well, we found this very tough, but I think it’s all fair – Picaroon employs misdirection very well in this puzzle, and the grid is very clever… We might have found this easier … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 28062 Qaos
Thanks Qaos for the enjoyable workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Apologies for the late blog, but I had to fetch my car from the workshop.) … and there is a theme … Read more >>
Independent 10,408 by Phi
Another week, another Friday, another Phi. A pleasant way to end the week. We had to check a couple of definitions – TAIKO and LABIALISM but we managed to sort things out using … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,406 by ARTEXLEN
A rare appearance by this setter on a Friday. Thanks Artexlen for dishing out a delightful challenge.
Independent 10,407 / Knut
Knut has served up a cruciverbal delight for our delectation this Thursday in mid-February. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Knut, and on … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,405 by SLORMGORM
A straightforward puzzle from Slormgorm is this morning’s FT offering.
Guardian Cryptic 28,061 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28061. The SW corner took me longer than the rest of the puzzle together, with the obscure AVIZANDUM (and its equally opaque wordplay) as last in. there … Read more >>