4,20 for a tough puzzle…
Guardian 27,140 / Puck
Puck doesn’t get much more Puckish than this – a fun puzzle from start to finish. Apart from saying that this was what you might call a 23dn puzzle, I’ll resist the temptation … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,484 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 27, 2017
Monday puzzles are usually easy and this one was no exception.
Financial Times 15,483 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 25, 2017
Financial Times 15,492 by LOROSO
A super puzzle from Loroso who is back making regular appearances again. Long may this continue. I found this pretty tricky and I made it extra-hard for myself by writing in a couple of incorrect answers at 14d down and 26 across. Thank you Loroso.
Independent 9485 / Alchemi
Alchemi stands in for Dac this week. We found this slightly trickier than the average Wednesday fare. We were somewhat held up by the entry at 17d, which does not … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,139 by Chifonie
Found this extremely straightforward – favourites were 11ac and 8dn. Thanks, Chifonie
Inquisitor 1479: Symbol by Shark
Preamble: The six unclued entries are members of a group; their unchecked/mutually checked letters could spell I ISSUED PAILS. The group cryptically suggests how to change each of seven identical letters to another … Read more >>
Independent 9,484 / Scorpion
Scorpion has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, which I am blogging rather late in the day owing to circumstances beyond my control. I really enjoyed this puzzle, finding that I needed to chip away … Read more >>
Manual Refresh
A further update: As indicated in my comment #7, this problem was caused by the addition of some text to one of the site’s configuration files last week in an attempt to mitigate … Read more >>
Guardian 27,138 – Brummie
I started off rather slowly with this, but speeded up as things fell into place. There were a couple of rather obscure words, but all clearly clued. There’s a theme of cinema genres, … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,491 by CRUX
A quick and cheerful solve this morning, with some pleasing surfaces.
Guardian Quiptic 903/Provis
Quite a toughie today, I thought, but you tell me otherwise. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
Independent 9,483 by Peter
An enjoyable and fairly easy puzzle with some amusing clues.
Guardian Cryptic 27,137 by Rufus
Double definitions galore.