Monday Prize Crossword / Jun 13, 2016
Mudd, making one of his infrequent Monday visits, gave us a puzzle of two halves.
Financial Times 15,264 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the weekend of June 12, 2016
Financial Times 15,273 by MONK
Puzzles from Monk seem to have got considerably easier over the last year or so (easier, not necessarily easy). Do others think the same or have I just finally got the hang of it all?
Independent 9,263 / Kairos
I was surprised not to find myself on familiar territory today, having expected to have Dac’s latest puzzle to solve and blog this Wednesday. As it was, today provided me with my first … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,917 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26917.
Inquisitor 1442: Text Message by Xanthippe
This is the “Hi” third of Hihoba, working alone this week as both Ho and Ba are unavailable, so please forgive mistakes – I have not been cross-checked this time! All clues are … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,272 by JULIUS
Themed Eurofun from Julius.
Guardian 26,916 / Pasquale
A second surprise this week: after Rufus standing aside for Tramp yesterday, I was thinking we might see him today. Instead, it’s Pasquale, in rather milder mood than usual – not a single … Read more >>
Independent 9262 / Radian
Radian has given us a puzzle today with mainly common words or phrases in the grid There seems to be a monetary or financial theme in the grid with entries such … Read more >>
Guardian 26915, Tramp
Lovely, tricky stuff. Favourites 16ac, 20dn/6ac/12ac and 21dn. Thanks Tramp
Guardian Quiptic 866/Hectence
Our Manchester City supporting setter invariably provides us with a good Quiptic challenge, but I had one or two niggles today. Could just be me, and the fact that it’s still early on … Read more >>
Independent 9261/Vigo
I had in my mind that I had blogged one of Vigo’s previous puzzles in the Indy, but it turns out that I haven’t. So this is our first date. On the whole, … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 575 Summit Sorrow
A Cyclops puzzle that I found slightly tougher on the journey through solving but which was somehow completed all of a sudden. I only got about 10 answers in on the first pass, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,636
Apologies for lateness of this post, and the terseness and shoddy formatting of what follows (IT issues). Great puzzle, with consistently strong clueing, and one absolute corker (to my mind at least). Across … Read more >>
Everyman 3636
Due to IT problems, the blog for this puzzle has been delayed. It will be published as soon as possible, either later today or tomorrow.