Financial Times 16,543 by BRADMAN
A slugfest with the Don’s challenge today. Thanks BRADMAN! Had to get help from the interwebs to confirm a couple of guesses. …
Month: July 2020
Independent 10,546 / Phi
It is Phi-day once again, bringing this latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable, …
Guardian Cryptic 28,200 by Paul
Another in a string of tricky puzzles over the past few days. Lots of fun, my favourites were 11ac, 15ac, 23ac, 26ac, …
Financial Times 16,542 by PETO
Today's FT puzzle comes from Peto. On my first pass through the across clues, I didn't get any of the top half …
Independent 10545 / Morph
Morph provides today’s challenge Morph is a useful name for a setter, as it can be used as an …
Guardian 28,199 – Tramp
Phew, that was hard, made harder by the rather unfriendly grid, though the split answer at 1,13 and the cross-reference between 6 …
Financial Times 16,532 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 18, 2020 My first-in was 12ac (OCHRE), my last 1ac (CATMINT) and I spent …
Guardian Cryptic 28,198 by Vlad
A typically tough Vlad puzzle that will wake up your little grey cells. This was a fine puzzle, as long as your …
Financial Times 16,541 by ARTEXLEN
I found this quite tough. One of those puzzles where the clues seemed obvious only after I had found the answer. Thank …
Independent 10,544 by Filbert
Poor old Filbert has had me now three times in a row. In past blogs I have been very enthusiastic about his …
Inquisitor 1656: Non-PC by Nudnix
Nudnix – a setter new to me. Preamble: The theme involves two events – one possibly apocryphal – that happened on …
Financial Times 16540 Falcon
Thanks to Falcon for an enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Onlooker at the side of stall, extremely …
Independent 10,543 by Radian
It’s been three months of lockdown since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we looked forward to this……. … and we …
Guardian Cryptic 28,197 by Qaos
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28197. A not too difficult offering from Qaos, with, as usual, a theme: musical instruments. There …
Financial Times 16,539 by SLORMGORM
Nice to see a Slormgorm this morning. A pleasant and fairly easy Monday solve. Thanks to Slormgorm! ACROSS 1. Load of drugs …