It’s Knut’s turn this week for the Tuesday slot. We also blogged his last very entertaining puzzle in the Indy.
Guardian Cryptic 27,958 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27958.
Financial Times 16,303 by ARMONIE
Thanks to Armonie!
Guardian 27,957 / Chifonie
A characteristic Monday medley from Chifonie, with really neat surfaces throughout – mostly straightforward, with one or two slight niggles, noted below. Thanks to Chifonie for easing us into the week. Definitions are … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,040/Carpathian
Carpathian has a tersely clued Quiptic for us, so the blog is similarly terse. Good puzzle. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Independent 10,303/Vigo
Vigo can always be relied upon to give us a well-constructed and enjoyable puzzle in the Monday slot, and this was exactly that. My only comment is that it … Read more >>
AZED 2,470 Plain
What is there left to say? Thank you Azed for yet another interesting puzzle. Apologies for the late arrival of the blog, I messed up with the scheduled publish time. ACROSS 1 OLD-FOGEYISH … Read more >>
Everyman 3,809
Everyman’s on good form this week. A fun solve.
Independent on Sunday 1,547 by Tees
I don’t get to blog Tees puzzles very often. I remembered them as being quite tricky but this was quite amenable, as is traditional for a Sunday. Thank you Tees. ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
Independent 10,302 by Dalibor (Sat 19-October)
Dalibor first came to my attention from the crosswords produced for crossword meets over the last few years – many of them thankfully available from links from this site (hopefully some appearing in … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1403: Arrival by Kcit
A relatively small 10×10 (or, effectively, 11×11 minus 1) grid for ARRIVAL from Kcit…who is arriving where?… The preamble states that: “The puzzle marks an ARRIVAL. From one answer to a normal clue … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,950 by Paul
A cracking puzzle, I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you Paul. ACROSS 1, 5, 10, 13 A RIDDLE WRAPPED UP IN AN ENIGMA An arc, as if tan — um? This is very … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,301 / Redshank
It doesn’t look like the scheduled blogger is going to turn up today so here is an analysis of the clues, with no further commentary from me other than to say that I … Read more >>
Guardian 27,955 / Puck
It’s always good to see Puck’s name on a puzzle but, having missed the Irish racecourses in his last one, I was perhaps a bit more nervous than usual in setting out on … Read more >>
Independent 10301 / Phi
Phi ends the working week with his regular Friday offering Phi often gives us a theme, but if there is one today, it has passed me by. The best I … Read more >>