I found this tricky, it was hard work all the way through to the end. Very enjoyable work though, thank you Puck.
Guardian Cryptic 27,213 by Pasquale
Nicely clued and quickly solved for the most part, held up by a few obscurities. Favourite was 2dn – thanks, Pasquale.
Independent 9559 / Phi
As with most Fridays we have a puzzle from Phi There is a theme linking some of the entries in the grid – BLACK CHAIR (1 across; 29 across), SPECIALIST … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,565 by REDSHANK
Yet another refreshingly clever challenge from a much welcome setter. Thanks Redshank!!
Independent 9,558 by Serpent
An excellent crossword from Serpent today. It was tough — for me, at any rate — but well worth struggling with, for there were some very good clues and the whole thing hung together nicely. I particularly enjoyed 2dn.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Financial Times 15,564 by MUDD
An almost perfect Thursday offering from MUDD
Guardian 27,212 – Qaos
A nice puzzle from Qaos to welcome us to June.
Financial Times 15,555 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / May 22, 2017
The fourth Dante within the last five weeks.
Is the FT following The Guardian?
Financial Times 15,554 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 20, 2017
Financial Times 15,563 by AARDVARK
An enjoyable puzzle and a good level of difficulty for the FT. You could fill the grid in a lunch break but with some trickier parsings to keep the eggheads happy. Thank you Aardvark.
Guardian Cryptic 27,211 by Nutmeg
Nutmeg’s Wednesday offering was challenging, but fun and fair.
Independent 9557 / Silvanus
Silvanus taskes over the mid-week slot today – this is his third Indy puzzle and the first for us to blog. We found it as enjoyable as the previous two offerings – … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1491: Don’t Trust the Picture by Phi
Don’t Trust the Picture by Phi Preamble: A number of answers are entered jumbled, and even then won’t fill the associated entries, leaving unchecked spaces blank. The complete versions of these entries are … Read more >>
Independent 9,556 / Radian
Radian has provided today’s puzzle, to take (guide?) us into the working week following the bank holiday. I actually found this to be quite a tough puzzle, one that needed to be chipped … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,562 by SAYANG
Our setter’s roots are showing this morning…