An excellent challenge from Wanderer this morning! Truly relished the challenge despite coming up short on 1 clue for the solve, and another for the parsing. Thanks to Wanderer for a great workout and to Geoff for the help where needed.
Financial Times 15,226 / Peto
loonapick is stuck in a Belfast studio without Wi-Fi and I have to go out shortly so this will, of necessity, be just a quick analysis of the clues. Having said that, I … Read more >>
Guardian 26,870 / Brendan
A nice surprise this morning – a very welcome return for Brendan, with a puzzle that was not too much of a challenge for a weekday but a very enjoyable solve. Brendan’s puzzles … Read more >>
Independent 9216 / Math
This is the first Math puzzle in the Indy for more than three years, and the first one that we have ever blogged. We’re sorry to say that, during the solve, we didn’t … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,217 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Apr 18, 2016
Falcon has become a Monday regular which will please all those who still miss the Everyman old style.
Financial Times 15,216 by Gaff
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 16, 2016
Financial Times 15,225 by HAMILTON
I enjoyed this very much for a while, great surfaces and great clues. Then I gound to a halt. There are some I still can’t explain. Any help appreciated. Thanks Hamilton.
Guardian Cryptic 26,869 by Pasquale
Several answers, especially the longer ones, were written in very quickly, but this still took a long time with quite a few obscurities. Favourite 4dn – I’m unsure of my parsing of 12ac and 27ac.
Independent 9,215 / Quixote
It is the last Wednesday of the month, so Dac is having a well-earned break and Quixote is standing in for him. I found this puzzle to be a quick and enjoyable solve … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1434: Connect Four by Lato
I found this pretty taxing! (I originally used the word “challenging” but Duncan used it in his intro last week, and it is becoming overused, though apt.) The rubric read: Extra/missing single letters … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,224 by NEO
Standard fare from Neo
Guardian 26,868 – Nutmeg
I found this very hard to get started on, and not much easier after that, even after getting the crucial 15d, though as is often the case the explanations are mostly quite straightforward. … Read more >>
Independent 9214 / Hob
Hob takes us back in time with the offering today. The theme is clear, but solvers didn’t need to know anything about it to complete the puzzle. The down clues … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1221: A Man of Letters by Harribobs
Firstly, apologies to bloggees and, especially, Harribobs for the late posting of this blog. I thought it was my turn this coming weekend. Wrong! (And I haven’t even solved it yet!) This was … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 858/Moley
Moley always produces a good Quiptic for us, because she’s a talented and generous soul. Just one or two in this one that I wasn’t that enamoured with. What did you think? … Read more >>