A tough challenge from Wanderer this Friday. Needed help from Google along the way. Think a couple of parsings can be improved upon.
Independent 9583 / Maize
Maize takes over the normal Friday Phi slot today. The top line of the grid, LADY BOUNTIFUL, hints at a theme and study of all the across entries shows that … Read more >>
Independent 9582/Serpent
Sorry about the lateness of this post. Also its primitiveness: the nice software that I generally use was for some reason unavailable this morning and I did it the old laborious way, writing … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,588 by REDSHANK
Sorry for the late blog. I solved the crossword before breakfast, but the blogging package was unavailable until after I got into work, so this will be a quick one.
Guardian 27,236 – Paul
Great fun from Paul – favourites were 17/12ac, 5dn and 18dn. A question mark over the parsing of 26/24
Financial Times 15,579 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Jun 19, 2017
A Dante puzzle in which he clearly lives up to his reputation as a lover of cryptic (and double) definitions.
Financial Times 15,578 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 17, 2017 My clue of the week is 28a (SLUGGARD) followed by a clever hidden-worder, 15d (WITHERING). Other standouts are 12a (BELLYACHE), 24a (EERIE), and … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,587 by GOZO
A super puzzle and an easy one if you know the theme.
Guardian 27,235 – Boatman
After yesterday’s Berkshire, Boatman gives us a puzzle where a large proportion of the clues mention pigs one way or another. Apart from the SW corner, which took me a while to complete, … Read more >>
Independent 9581 / Dac
It’s great to see Dac back this Wednesday – all the usual smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing. Are we showing our age (and Dac’s!) with 6d and 24ac? We don’t think that … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1495: Two’s Company by Lato
Two’s Company by Lato Corrected single letter misprints in the eleven thematic clues spell out a two-word phrase describing what needs to be added to the entries to complete the answers (though these … Read more >>
Independent 9,580 / Hob
Hob has provided a puzzle to challenge and delight this Tuesday. I am late posting owing to work commitments, but that has not stopped me from thoroughly enjoying this multi-layered puzzle, with all … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,586 by PHSSTHPOK
Spoiler alert. 8 Down is RESIDED, the only easy clue in the grid. The rest you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail for. Corking puzzle today.
Guardian Cryptic 27,234 by Vlad
A tough Tuesday challenge from Vlad.
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