Found this tough to finish…
Inquisitor 1448: The Enemy’s Gift? by Poat
Haven’t seen Poat for a long time – early last year in fact. (And that after a break of 6 years.) Preamble: Wordplay in eight clues leads to the answer (which is … Read more >>
Financial Times 15308 Gaff
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) As usual, with Gaff, the crossword … Read more >>
Financial Times 15308 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) As usual, with Gaff, the crossword marks an event, in this case a death … Read more >>
Independent 9298 / Radian
We were more than pleased to see Radian’s name today. We solved 13d fairly quickly and 9a came soon after. Despite never having read any of the Sherlock Holmes novels or short stories, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 872/Hectence
A good Quiptic from our guinea-pig lover. Tough in places, though. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>
Guardian 26,951 – Rufus
Only a couple of double definitions today, but otherwise a fairly standard Rufus, with eight cryptic definitions. I found it very easy even by his standards. Thanks to Rufus. … Read more >>
Independent 9297/Poins
Poins has been more prominent as a compiler in the Independent on Sunday, but today he’s making an appearance in the daily Indy cryptic. Good puzzle, in which I found the top half … Read more >>
Everyman 3,642
It’s Sunday, it’s Everyman. It’s what we expect.
Independent on Sunday 1,380 by Scorpion
Unusual definitions and plentiful misdirection made this tricky. A sting in the tail without a doubt. Thanks Scorpion.
Guardian Genius No 157 by Picaroon
A revolutionary theme for this month’s Genius from Picaroon.
AZED 2,303 Plain
Another excellent rummage through Chambers. Thank you AZED.
Independent 9296 / Jambazi
Well, if truth be told, we’re probably not the best people to blog this puzzle, given our general lack of interest in football. It took us a bit longer than usual to get … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,944 by Paul
Some of these clues were pretty damn tricky I thought. Good fun all the way through, tricky or not. Thanks Paul.
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Enigmatic Variations No.1235 – Response by Giovanni
Omitted letters from across clues – unusually along with ‘what has happened to them’ – spell out ‘an extract from a quotation’. The puzzle’s title is from the symbolised RESPONSE that is to be highlighted in the completed grid.