Apologies to Eccles as we are back blogging your puzzle again. We are definitely not complaining – this was an absolute delight.
Financial Times 16,227 / Aardvark
PeeDee is away today so it gives me a chance to return to what used to be my regular Wednesday FT slot. Had this been posted yesterday, I would have been able to … Read more >>
Independent 10,226 / Serpent
Serpent has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. It has fallen to me to blog quite a few of his puzzles in recent months. I found this puzzle, set on quite an unusual grid, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1603: Partition by Eclogue
Partition by Eclogue A partition surrounds exactly one-third of the grid whose cells contain letters up to and including a certain letter alphabetically. Clues to the 24 solutions which do not cross … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,880 by Nutmeg
Some tricky cluing today leading to a slow start, but once I got going the grid was very helpful. Favourites were 9ac, 27ac, 6dn, 8dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the fun puzzle.
Financial Times 16,226 by SLORMGORM
A quick solve, but a technical DNF because I can’t parse 6 Down.
Guardian Quiptic 1027 Pan
Thanks Pan for an enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Public school boy boxing second European (8) ESTONIAN : ETONIAN(a boy studying at Eton, the English public school) containing(boxing) … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,225 by VELIA
A pleasant start to the week, courtesy of VELIA…
Independent 10,225 by Tees
Tees is always good value for a Monday. Mostly straightforward, occasionally slightly contrived, but always witty.
Guardian 27,879 – Vulcan
A typical Vulcan today, with lots of cryptic definitions.
Private Eye (Cyclops/655) Fake news decade
It is the Eye’s 1,500th issue – nearly 6 decades of campaigning and satirical journalism making some little headway against the forces of fake news which any review of recent history shows it … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,534 by Nimrod
The puzzle can be found here. Hello! Well, what a surprise to see Nimrod on a Sunday. I suppose now that Phiday is anyday, anything can happen. No complaints from me: I … Read more >>
AZED 2,457
A plain puzzle with an unusual grid, a central horizontal line cutting it nearly in half.
Everyman 3,796
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3796.
Independent 10,224 by Phi
This is Phi’s second appearance this week – whatever happened to Phi-day?