The puzzle may be found athttps://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27808.
Financial Times 16,153 by ARMONIE
The week begins with ARMONIE…
Guardian 27,807 / Arachne
A welcome surprise to see Arachne on a Monday. Newer solvers expecting a rather easier ride to start the week should not be deterred. There is lots to enjoy … Read more >>
Independent 10,153 by Punk
Punk is playing games with us this Monday morning . . . . . . specifically, card games. All but one of the references to “game” in the clues are to card games, … Read more >>
Quiptic 1,015 by Hectence
Hectence’s turn in the quiptic slot this week.
Private Eye (Cyclops/ 649) Frenzied pencil
Don’t let your pencil get too frenzied! Make sure your X is fully within the appropriate box when you vote on Thursday. Do not make it into an hourglass and surround it with … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,522 by Kairos
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Thanks to Kairos for today’s very enjoyable puzzle, with a bit more of a sciencey flavour than usual which I appreciated. My favourite clue … Read more >>
AZED 2,445
A tougher than usual Azed for the Bank Holiday, but no Easter theme that I could detect.
Everyman 3,784
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3784.
Independent 10,152 by Wiglaf (Sat 27-Apr 2019)
A bit of fun for a weekend morning. Solving was fun for most of the trip – plenty of gettable clues to be picked off and enough progress to provide crossing letters for … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,800 / Maskarade
I realised some weeks ago that my monthly Prize blog was due to fall at the Bank Holiday weekend and, since Maskarade seems to have settled into that slot, I’ve been wondering for … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1378 – Weightwatchers’ Advice by The Ace of Hearts
“In WEIGHTWATCHERS’ ADVICE, two clues are normal, but their answers must be entered thematically. From the answer to every other clue a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, and wordplay to the grid entry. In clue order, the omitted letters give a phrase followed by its definition. This definition should help solvers with the entry method of the two normal clues. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Guardian 27,805 / Picaroon
Picaroon brings a week of good puzzles to a close. In a couple of weeks, it will be sixty years since C P Snow delivered his Rede Lecture ‘The … Read more >>
Independent 10,051 by Phi
The usual sharp offering from Phi. He goes on producing these things week after week (to say nothing of all his other output) and the clues remain fresh and accurate.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 16,151 by MUDD
A good challenge from MUDD this Friday. Generally easy across the board, with just a sprinkle of some unusual words holding up a quick solve. Thanks MUDD.