A very pleasant challenge from Magwitch following the Pareto principle of 80% of the clues taking 20% of the time and vice versa. Thanks Magwitch for a breeze this fine Friday morning. I think my parsing for 17d can be improved upon.
Guardian Cryptic 26888 Nutmeg
(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.) The last couple of answers to … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,244 by GURNEY
A slow burner from Gurney
Guardian Cryptic 26888 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) The last couple of answers to be entered proved to be a challenge. Thanks … Read more >>
Independent 9,234 / Scorpion
Scorpion has provided today’s lexical challenge. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to solve/blog one of his puzzles. Scorpion has chosen to mark a special achievement with this … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,235 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / May 9, 2016
It’s Dante. So, mostly easy-ish. And also ‘that last one in’…. Today it was 15ac.
Financial Times 15,234 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7, 2016
Financial Times 15,243 by FLIMSY
Easy than avaerage for the FT but interesting nonetheless. I enjoyed the surface readings of many of the clues, something that I often forget to look for when I have my head down on a toughie. Thank you Flimsy.
A good crossword for any readers starting out at solving. You can download a PDF of the puzzle here.
Guardian 26,887 / Arachne
A lovely surprise for a wet morning – Arachne in sparkling form with a puzzle brimming with natty devices, witty topical references and stunning story-telling surfaces, along with well-disguised definitions providing many a … Read more >>
Independent 9233 / Dac
Another puzzle from Dac today with the usual high quality surfaces in the clues Unusually for Dac there was something hinting at a theme today. Either that or Dac has … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1437: Comparability Study by Samuel
Samuel ventures out from his home turf of the Telegraph Enigmatic Variations to offer a puzzle in the Inquisitor series this week. The preamble told us that all but … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,242 by NEO
A fairly straightforward offering from Neo, with an appropriate, overtly financial theme.
Independent 9,232 by Hob
A pleasant and accessible crossword from Hob. Apart from one or two little things that I don’t quite understand, all seems to be fairly straightforward.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian Cryptic 26,886 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26886.
Quiptic 861 by Anto
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.