Oh what fun!
Independent 10,279 by Alchemi
Thanks to Alchemi for a satisfying Monday morning exercise session.
Guardian Cryptic 27,933 by Chifonie
A little tougher than the usual Monday, and very neatly clued. Favourites 15ac, 7dn, 14dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Chifonie
Guardian Quiptic 1,036/Matilda
Matilda waltzing into town again with another well-constructed Quiptic puzzle, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. If you were in the ‘beginners’ rather than ‘those in a hurry’ category, you might have found … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,279 by FALCON
Just right for a Monday.
Independent on Sunday 1,543 by Peter
A very nice traditional crossword, not all easy but plenty of accessible clues. Thank you Peter.
Everyman 3,805
I think we now know what to expect from Everyman, and this is it.
AZED 2,466
A puzzle with some contemporary political, sporting and cultural references this week, but I was troubled a little by the plural of certain fish(es).
Independent 10,278 by Serpent
The puzzle can be found here. Salutations, solvers, and a splendid Serpentine Saturday to you all. Some of these I found stiff in the parsing, although the solutions slipped in more readily … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,926 by Crucible
Very enjoyable thank you Crucible.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1399: They Are What They Are by Artix
A classic – and classical – EV from Artix… …with a lot of preamble, and a lot of white space between the clues. The preamble states that: “In THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,931 by Paul
Found this tricky at the beginning, with plenty of smiles once I got going. Favourites were 6ac, 24ac, 2dn, 13dn and 23dn. Thanks to Paul
Independent 10277 / Phi
Phi eases us into the weekend with a puzzle that has a varied mix of entries. With Phi’s puzzles, I often bang a few of the entries into Google as … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,277 by WANDERER
A fun offering from WANDERER, the solving of which became significantly faster once I figured out what C stood for, 6 clues in. Thanks WANDERER!
Financial Times 16,276 by Neo
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. The regular blogger is away, and so I’ve jumped over the fence to explore the grounds of the FT. Thanks to Neo who struts … Read more >>