Financial Times 15,315 by MONK

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I always enjoy Monk puzzles, varied and entertaining.  They are not as intimidating as they used to be, I no longer have any fear of failing to complete the puzzle in time for the blog (now only Io occupies this territory).  Thanks Monk for another fun puzzle.

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Independent 9,304 by Hob

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For some reason I didn’t really enjoy this a lot, although I can’t explain why: it is all reasonably sound and there are some quite good clues. It just seems a little clunky: few of the surfaces read very well; indeed, it is hard to think what some of them mean. And the clues are on the long side.

Perhaps it was just that it was rather difficult.

Apologies for the delay: as you may be aware, the site was inaccessible earlier this morning.

Definitions underlined and in maroon. (Something seems to have gone wrong: that was the intention, but in fact the definitions are in black and the answers are in maroon.)

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Guardian 26,958 – Imogen

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Setters continue to be inspired by the UK political situation… …specifically in this case mostly by Theresa May, and other meanings of her surname. I found this quite hard, with some tricky clueing … Read more >>

Independent 9,303 by Punk

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An enjoyable puzzle from one of the few remaining Indy regulars from before the paper’s decline.   There seemed to be a bit of theme in the clues with lots of words which rhyme with Punk e.g. hunk, spunk, trunk.   Not sure if there is anything beyond that.

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Everyman 3643

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Another good Everyman for solving over Sunday morning coffee (or Saturday morning coffee for our NZ friends).  Some fine surfaces, and a good variety of subject matter in the solutions.       … Read more >>

Azed 2304

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This was my quickest Azed solve for quite a while: I found I’d written in 13 answers after my first pass though the clues, and most of the rest followed easily (albeit with … Read more >>