The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3780.
Genius 189 /Soup
March’s Genius challenge is provided by Soup. I note that Soup has been the December Genius compiler in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but I’ve never solved any of his puzzles myself, so I … Read more >>
Independent 10,128 by Filbert
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. After a long week, I took a longish time unwinding with this puzzle by Filbert, a setter whose crosswords I find to be a … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 27,776 / Crucible
It’s a while since I blogged a Crucible puzzle and so I was pleased to see his name on this one. I early on spotted a slip in the cluing for 3dn – … Read more >>
Independent 10127 by Morph
Phi was not on his usual day, so I realised that something special was happening.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Financial Times 16,128 by WANDERER
An excellent challenge from WANDERER this Friday. Rarely see so many interwoven clues in a single crossword. Needed dictionary verification for a couple of new words for me.
Guardian Cryptic 27,781 by Enigmatist
Very tough going, with a quite a bit of checking and parsing after the fact. Favourites were 17ac, 26/6, 7dn, and 18/28. Thanks to Enigmatist for the workout. Edit: and congratulations to Enigmatist – thanks to crypticsue for pointing out that this is the 40th anniversary of John’s first Guardian puzzle.
Independent 10125 by Phi
Well, this is our second Phi blog in two weeks! Is there something special going on tomorrow? Or is this just indicative or maybe more meaningful?
Financial Times 16,127 by REDSHANK
Redshank’s puzzle in this morning’s FT is a joy to solve.
Guardian 27,780 – Vlad
By Vladian standards I found that I filled the grid quite quickly. Parsing some of the clues was a lot trickier though. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,117 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 16, 2019
Financial Times 16,126 by GOZO
An unusual challenge this morning. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 10,125 / Eccles
Eccles has provided this week’s Wednesday teaser. I found this to be a puzzle of two halves in that I sped through the top half of the grid before needing to work harder … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,779 by Picaroon
A tough but fair challenge from Picaroon.
Inquisitor 1586: Carte Blanche by Eclogue
First, a mention of the sad news accompanying this puzzle, that Schadenfreude is no more. I was in awe for many years of the creativity of his puzzles and the accuracy of his … Read more >>