A witty and absolutely delightful offering from CHALMIE made an otherwise dreary friday light up like an early christmas
Independent 9,613 / Phi
Phi is in his spiritual home today, i.e. the Friday Indy slot. I found this quite tough, towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum. There were no particularly long entries in this … Read more >>
Guardian 27,267 / Imogen
Imogen’s puzzles usually present something of a challenge and this was no exception, not helped by my having minimal knowledge of or interest in the theme. Nevertheless, I eventually enjoyed teasing out the … Read more >>
Financial Times No 15,618 by ORENSE
With a little help from PeeDee, I have been able to get the blog up at last.
Financial Times 15,618 by Orense
The blogging tool I usually use has some issues this morning, so this is just a marker really to say that I have solved the puzzle, but, as I have to leave for … Read more >>
Independent 9612 / Klingsor
It’s a long time since I blogged a Klingsor puzzle so it was good to see one today. There was a good mix of cluing types today which made for … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,266 by Crucible
Tough going, mostly done a corner at a time and ending in the bottom right. Favourites were 25ac, 26ac, and 5dn – thanks, Crucible.
Financial Times 15,609 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Jul 24, 2017
The kind of accessible crossword that you may expect when seeing the setter’s name (Falcon).
Financial Times 15,608 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 22, 2017
Financial Times 15,617 by JULIUS
Julius is up there at the top of my favourite setters list but unusually this one I found this a bit of a mixed bag.
Independent 9,611 by Eccles
Apart from my complete blank with 18dn, and one or two very slight misgivings (27ac, 28ac, 1dn) the clues here are very pleasant and this is one of Eccles’s (you may notice Eccles’s not Eccles) typical good productions. The clues at 9ac and 6dn are very nice.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian 27,265 – Chifonie
As usual with Chifonie, a quick and easy solve, but with smooth and sound clueing (apart from one bugbear). Thanks to Chifonie. Across 1. ACTRESS Player added … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1500: Three-Dimensional by SPINK
With some trepidation I embark on this sesquimillennial puzzle, set by Schadenfreude, Phi, Ifor, Nimrod & Kruger. Preamble: To reveal the theme, solvers must highlight 35 cells which are not provided by … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,616 by ARMONIE
Apologies for late blog, busy moving house… Fortunately a pretty steady solve today only held up by my own incompetence with 30a.
Independent 9610 / Hoskins
This the 4th Hoskins we’ve blogged since he made his first appearance in the Indy nearly two years ago – and he’s still managing to include his trademark slightly risqué subjects in the … Read more >>