Super puzzle, albeit one that might be difficult to finish without access to reference materials. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 9473 / Tees
Tees in for Dac on Wednesday this week. There’s a little bit of retail therapy in the outside columns today with BARGAIN BASEMENT in column 1 and DEPARTMENT STORE in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,127 by Puck
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27127.
Inquisitor 1477: Why by Chalicea
Chalicea presented the Inquisitor challenge on 11th February The preamble was nice and short. It stated "The wordplay of every across clue leads to a letter not required in the … Read more >>
Independent 9,472 by Knut
A good challenge from Knut today, as is appropriate on a Tuesday. Some nice clues. I don’t seem to have blogged one of Knut’s before, but would be happy to do more.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian 27,126 / Tramp
It’s six months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and wrote, ‘It’s many months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and so I was delighted to land this one’. Ditto today. Delight was … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,479 by PHSSTHPOK
Bit of a Tuesday toughie from PHSSTHPOK today…
Quiptic 901 by Anto
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Independent 9,471 by Vigo
Well ViGo returns for our Monday workout, just about right for a Monday morning I thought.
Guardian Cryptic 27,125 by Rufus
Nice and mostly very straightforward – favourites 9ac, 11ac, 30ac, and 6dn. Thanks, Rufus.
Cyclops 592 – Grievous (in)tolerance
A more UK-centric Cyclops this time round – the odd Trump/Clinton reference in the clues, but a host of old favourites in May, Boris, Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, the Speaker and the ‘shadow cabinet … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1408 / Hoskins
It is clear from the various themes in his previous puzzles, and his comments on this site, where Hoskins interests lie and in this offering he seems to have included most, if not … Read more >>
AZED 2,331
Only one error (and that only the numbering of a clue) in a plain Azed this week.
Everyman 3670
Another uncontroversial, entry-level puzzle from Everyman. A bit one-dimensional, as I’ve said before; but one-dimensional is what you want when you’re a beginner or near-beginner, because that’s who the Everyman is aimed at. … Read more >>
Azed 2330 – Right & Left Competition Puzzle
An Azed competition puzzle this week – one of his ‘Right and Left’ offerings where each written clue is formed of two clues side by side without telling you which yields an answer in … Read more >>