A gentle offering from Aardvark
Independent 9492 / Hob
A good puzzle from Hob today where I widened my general knowledge. The puzzle was a homage to the current United Kingdom City of Culture, Kingston upon Hull I had … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,490 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 6, 2017
Dante in a friendly mood for those who dislike his cryptic definitions.
Financial Times 15,489 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 4, 2017
Independent 9,491 by Eccles
An enjoyable gentle workout from Eccles today. Apart from my moans about the way that language is evolving — and some would say just live with it — there are a whole lot of pleasant simply-constructed clues here.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Financial Times 15,498 by GOZO
Marvellous! Thank you Gozo.
Guardian 27,145 – Tramp
I found this much harder than usual for Tramp, and some of the parsing eluded me for some time even after I’d filled in the answers. There’s an error in 8d, but it … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1480: Bookshelf by Phi
Phi has now reached a half-century of puzzles since they were renamed as Inquisitor a decade ago. Preamble: The bookshelf held seven books but three are missing. Unclued answers, including 1 across, … Read more >>
Independent 9490 / Vigo
We couldn’t remember blogging a Vigo puzzle before but, after checking, we found that we had – back in 2015. Given our comments about 5d and 9ac, we are having concerns about memory … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,144 by Crucible
Two (or three) themes for the price of one.
Financial Times 15497 Neo
It’s been a long time since I blogged one of Neo’s crosswords. Quite enjoyable, and perhaps not as hard as he can sometimes be. Thanks to Neo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 904/Moley
Interesting one in the Quiptic slot from Moley today. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
Independent 9,489 by Hoskins
It’s Monday and once more it’s cheeky chappie Hoskins.
Guardian Cryptic 27,143 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27143.