One for Ls of themed puzzles!
The preamble to this puzzle reads “L has the same meaning throughout”, so once you work out what L stands for, this is a fun puzzle.
Financial Times 15,408 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 26, 2016
Independent 9,407 / Dac
It wouldn’t quite be Wednesday without a Dac, would it? My apologies for the disgracefully late posting, which was caused by my unexpectedly having to replace a colleague who fell ill this morning. … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,417 by PETO
I think this is the first time I have written a blog for a Peto puzzle. Very enjoyable and made to be accessible without being dull or pedestrian. Thank you Peto.
Guardian Cryptic 27,061 by Chifonie
A pleasant, if not too difficult, offering from Chifonie, this drab Wednesday morning.
Inquisitor 1466: Lucky Number by Triton
A concise preamble: The three unclued entries will guide the solver to five clues, close viewing of which will lead them in turn to a location in the grid where they should place … Read more >>
Independent 9406 / Knut
Knut’s forte is compiling topical puzzles. For reasons that may not be immediately obvious, this puzzle must have been compiled and edited within the space of seven days and possibly … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,416 by SAYANG
A solid mid-week shift from Sayan.
Guardian Cryptic 27,060 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27060.
Guardian Quiptic 890/Anto
Apologies for the late blog. There are several clues that I couldn’t parse, so help is welcome. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
Guardian 27,059 / Rufus
A bit of a mixed bag from Rufus today. Many of the clues show his characteristic elegance but about half of the cryptic definitions are barely so and I have a couple of … Read more >>
Independent 9405/Punk
I haven’t had a Punk to blog for ages, so I was pleased to see his name come up in the Monday slot, because I like his puzzles. Cars were the theme … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 587 Offstage epiphany
Not the trickiest of solves this time, and as usual full of topical references. There were still a few that I struggled over such as WRAITH and PARALYSE so a nice one. Across 6 … Read more >>
Genius 161 / Soup
Well, the instructions told us that “The solution indicated by the wordplay in each of the 26 clues is lacking a required letter. Each letter of the alphabet is missing from a particular … Read more >>