The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27815.
Inquisitor 1592: Clue Two IV by eXternal
First it was the Labyrinth (#1335), then Hampton Court (#1457), and a couple of years ago we had a maze based on the legend of King Henry II and his mistress Rosamund (#1490) … Read more >>
Financial Times 16160 Sleuth
Thanks Sleuth for an enjoyable crossword with clues with nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Unit hopes to reform amid trouble (2,3,4) IN THE SOUP : Anagram of(… to … Read more >>
Sloggers & Betters York VI
An announcement by John Henderson:
Here’s my annual spring announcement, regarding what will be our sixth autumn S&B weekend get-together in York, dates: Friday evening 25th October to Sunday lunchtime 27th October with the main event at the Fox and Roman during the day on Saturday 26th. I hope to avoid a clash with the final of The Times Crossword Championships, which is held in London around that time, usually in early November (for updates, see the Crossword Event Calendar).
Guardian 27,814 / Paul
It’s Paul on a Tuesday again!
Independent 10,160 by Maize
We haven’t blogged a Maize puzzle for over a year and a half, so we looked forward to this Tuesday challenge.
Financial Times 16,159 by FALCON
An enjoyable bank holiday Monday crossword from Falcon. Not too tricky, but a few new ones for us today.
Guardian Quiptic 1,016/Carpathian
A fine Quiptic from Carpathian for the Bank Holiday. A puzzle I would certainly recommend to anyone wanting an easy-end cryptic to improve their solving skills. If you are in that category, please … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,813 by Vulcan
Very entertaining – I liked 11ac, 7dn, and especially 27ac. Thanks to Vulcan.
Independent 10,159/Tees
Tees is quite the regular these days for the start-the-week puzzle in the Indy. I’m always pleased to bag him, so to speak, because you know you’re in for an enjoyable, wide-ranging and … Read more >>
Everyman 3,785
Everyman continues to evolve slowly; there are similarities to last week’s puzzle but I think this is a better one.
Guardian Genius 190 by Puck
There is usually a reason why we get a month or so to solve a Genius, but I managed to get onto Puck’s wavelength and completed this in ‘double’-quick time, as I waited … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,523 / Wire
Everything was straightforward, but spotting how it took some time to figure out. Thank you.
AZED 2,446
Thank you Azed for another interesting puzzle.
S & B Leicester 2019 – Dalibor
For those not able to get to ‘The Old Horse’ for the Leicester S&B, or would prefer to tackle it later, Dalibor’s puzzle for the occasion is available at: Dalibor @ Leicester 2019
An interactive version is also available at www.crossword.info/S_and_B