Independent 10,539 by Serpent
My impression (perhaps I’m wrong, because I haven’t done a proper survey [as James says, Phi and Tees appear about twice as …
Month: July 2020
Financial Times 16,526 by Goliath
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 11, 2020 I sailed through this puzzle with only 1ac and 4,10 giving me …
Financial Times 16,535 by AARDVARK
An enjoyable puzzle as always from Aardvark. Thank you. It looks like there is at least one pangram in here, anybody fancy …
Independent 10,538 by Eccles
Eccles fills the mid-week spot again this week – we’re in for some fun….. ….and we weren’t disappointed. We found this slightly …
Guardian 28,192 – Brummie
Mostly very straightforward clueing from Brummie today, and a quick solve for me, though I was held up by the parsing of …
Independent 10,537 / Dill
Dill is a setter with whose work I am not yet particularly familiar, so I was a bit worried that it could …
Inquisitor 1655: Write-off (29) by Xanthippe
Write-off (29) by Xanthippe All clues are normal but two symmetrically positioned clue answers must be entered jumbled. The first number at …
Guardian Cryptic 28,191 by Crucible
A themed offering from Crucible this morning. This was a fun puzzle, with a fairly obvious theme. The themed entries are highlighted …
Financial Times 16,534 by FLIMSY
A swift and pleasing Tuesday solve. Not quite a write-in – some subtle parsing required – but a brisk start to the …
Guardian Quiptic 1079 Carpathian
Thank you to Carpathian for a nice Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Demure love note for wild beast …
Financial Times 16,533 by ZAMORCA
A Monday morning ZAMORCA to see us into the week… Good mix of clues with some nice surfaces. A few old chestnuts. …
Independent 10,536/Tees
Too much footie in the Indy? Definitely. Too much Tees in the Indy? You might think that; I couldn’t possibly comment. …
Guardian Cryptic 28,190 by Anto
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28190. For my money, the best Anto yet, by far. Bravo. ACROSS 7 BOOM BOOM Report …
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Independent on Sunday 1,586 by Poins
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. Thanks to Poins for today’s crossword which kept me occupied for rather longer …