Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 27, 2017
Dante is back with a typical Dante crossword.
Financial Times 15,716 by Redshank
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 26, 2017
Independent 9,719 / Gila
Gila has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment in what used to be Dac’s weekly spot. I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable, medium-difficulty solve. I completed the grid unaided, but I needed to … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,725 by CHALMIE
Another good straightforward puzzle form Chalmie. Very enjoyable, thank you Chalmie.
Guardian 27,373 / Arachne
Well, I knew it was a long time since I’d blogged an Arachne puzzle but I was rather amazed to find it’s over a year. Here’s Arachne on top form: deftly-hidden definitions [e.g. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1518: Establishment by Schadenfreude
Succinct rubric: When the clue answers have been entered there will be some vacant cells. Solvers must complete the grid to show five thematic names. Numbers in brackets give the lengths of final grid … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,724 – Phssthpok
I’m writing this blog in a hurry as a last-minute stand in, so please excuse any errors and omissions. Phssthpok is a fairly rare setter on the FT schedule, typically doing only about … Read more >>
A memorial to Araucaria
I have been asked to draw your attention to Hugh Stephenson’s latest editor’s update which gives details of a proposed memorial to Araucaria and how we can contribute towards it.
Guardian Cryptic 27,372 by Nutmeg
Challenging fun – I particularly liked 5dn and 21dn. Thanks, Nutmeg.
Independent 9718 / Knut
Knut is known for his topical crosswords. Today we had reference to ROBERT MUGABE, who relinquished power in Zimbabwe recently, and to DAVID CASSIDY, singer with the PARTRIDGE Family who … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 942/Moley
Moley pokes her head from her burrow to deliver us this Monday’s Quiptic, then disappears back underground. A few strange clues in this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definitions dd double … Read more >>
Independent 9,717 by Tees
I found this mostly on the straightfoward side but was lost on a few of the clues. The presence of a number of linked entries made the puzzle a little easier than it might have been.
Guardian 27,371 – Rufus
Perhaps not as many cryptic definitions as usual for Rufus, but quite a lot of double defs; in general, the usual undemanding Monday fare. Thanks to Rufus. … Read more >>
Software Update – Sunday 3rd December
Later this afternoon I will be updating the site’s theme files. During the time I am doing so you may see some changes in the appearance of the site, for example items missing … Read more >>
Genius 173 / Enigmatist
I found this very easy (for an Enigmatist!). Having read the instructions, it seemed logical to start with the down clues, which I did, and 1, 2, 3, 7, 11,17 and 28 went … Read more >>