An enjoyable, relatively straightforward puzzle from Chalmie, thanks to whom for a good Friday morning workout. I caught on to the theme pretty quickly and that lead me on a couple of wild goose chases where Chalmie had been devious in his misdirection. Overall, a fun puzzle and ideal for solvers moving beyond the beginners stage.
Independent 9001/Morph
Called off the bench as substitute again because the scheduled blogger(s) didn’t post, so apologies for a fairly terse blog. I really enjoyed this one, as almost always with a Morph puzzle. He … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,014 by PETO
Very straightforward and clearly clued. Thanks, Peto.
Guardian 26,655 by Puck
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26655.
Financial Times 15,005 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword / Aug 10, 2015
Nice to have Mudd (at another place much appreciated as Paul) instead of the familiar Monday faces (Dante, Falcon, Crux).
Financial Times 15,004 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 8th, 2015
Financial Times 15,013 by WANDERER
I found this tricky. There is much to be enjoyed in here though, so well worth persevering.
Independent 9,000 / Dac
It has fallen to Dac to compile today’s landmark puzzle: the 9,000th Independent cryptic crossword! I wonder if the entry at 1A was chosen to mark the occasion or whether this was pure … Read more >>
Guardian 26,654 / Philistine
Another box of delights from Philistine, brimming with witty surfaces and ingenious wordplay, and producing a number of ahas and chortles along the way. Many thanks, Philistine, for a lot of fun to … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1398: Good Fortune by Eclogue
Long, but easily understood preamble this week. A letter has been dropped from each clue (except 38) and should be reinserted before solving. In clue order, the dropped letters spell a song title … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,012 by ARMONIE
In for a penny…
Independent 8999 / Kairos
Kairos’s monthly appearance today – always good fun. We got our money’s worth today. You don’t often see 36 clues in a daily broadsheet puzzle. Often, an increased number of … Read more >>
Guardian 26,653 by Shed
Lots to like in this, with the longer clues providing a gentle way in. Favourites 16ac, 5dn and 17dn. Thanks Shed.
Independent 8998 by Hieroglyph
Abbreviations () = abbreviated word e.g. A(mpere) [] = letters removed hom = homophone There were some nice clues here, 5D and 28 being particularly worthy of mention. Having failed to notice last … Read more >>
Guardian 26,652 – Rufus
A typicla Rufus, with lots of double and cryptic definitions – some of the latter rather weak or vague for my taste. Also a few examples of words or devies being used more … Read more >>