Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 23, 2020
Independent 10,498 / Phi
Phi is occupying his customary Friday slot this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle and made steady progress through …
Month: June 2020
Guardian 28152 Vlad
Thanks to Vlad – not a write-in for me. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are quite a few references to …
Financial Times 16,494 by GAFF
A "rousing" puzzle from Gaff this morning… …celebrating the 80th anniversary of a famous speech from Winston Churchill, the most well-known part …
Independent 10497 / Klingsor
Klingsor is a fairly regular setter of Indie puzzles who often includes musical allusions in the clues. We were …
Guardian Cryptic 28,151 by Maskarade
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28151. Maskarade takes a turn at a daily Guardian puzzle, rather than his often formidable specials, …
Guardian 28,150 / Puck
I’m lucky enough to draw a Puck puzzle again today – and I think it might prove to be a marmite one. …
Financial Times 16,493 by CHALMIE
A very pleasant start to the morning. Thank you Chalmie. ACROSS 1 DEPUTISE Some in the audience sit up, edgily backing …
Independent 10,496 by Filbert
With Dac we became used to Wednesdays being a fairly gentle day, and the gentleness continued after his death. Eimi evidently wants …
Financial Times 16492 Basilisk
Thanks to Basilisk. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Put out broadcast developed with no old characters (6) PEEVED : …
Inquisitor 1648: Sniping by Ifor
Another puzzle from Ifor, only a couple of months after his previous one in late March. Preamble: Down clues are in …
Independent 10,495 by Vigo
Having waited for over a year for the pleasure of blogging Vigo’s most recent puzzle, we’ve hit the jackpot again with today’s! …
Guardian Cryptic 28,149 by Qaos
A very enjoyable solve, and not too tricky. I especially liked 25ac, 28ac, and 8dn – other favourites were 9ac, 11ac, 7dn, …
Financial Times 16,491 by SLORMGORM
It’s been a little while since my last Slormgorm. An interesting puzzle with quite a few write-ins and then some less natural …
Independent 10,494 by Shabbo
I think this is Shabbo’s first appearance in the Independent, or in any of the papers covered by Fifteensquared. Always good to …