Independent 10,524 by Vigo
A gentle Monday cryptic. I had a couple of quibbles, which I've detailed in the blog. There were a few old chestnuts …
Month: July 2020
Financial Times 16,521 by ZAMORCA
A ZAMORCA to start off Monday… Not much to say really… nothing too taxing here, though the precise parsing of some of …
Guardian 28,178 – Carpathian
I initially thought this was Carpathian’s debut in the Cryptic slot, but a little research showed me that I had in fact …
Azed 2507
A quick start on this: after my first pass through the clues I found I’d solved 18. This would normally have been …
Everyman 3,846/28 June
Another pleasing and entertaining puzzle from Everyman. I particularly liked the range of subject matter that came up today. The bird, natch; …
Independent 1584 Tees
Another Sunday Teeser. Thanks to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bloomer from servant in base with Poles touring …
Guardian Genius 204 by Soup
Soup provides this month’s challenge for the old grey matter The preamble reads: Definitions in all clues are normal, but you must …
Independent 10,523 by Tyrus
We solved the last Tyrus at the end of May which we said was ‘a pleasant solve’. We wish that we could …
Enigmatic Variations No. 1440: Unusual Grounds by Kruger
Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I’m very happy indeed that this series has escaped the axe (for now) and would …
Guardian Prize 28,171 by Philistine
A themed puzzle from Philistine for this week’s puzzle in the prize slot. I had the pleasure of blogging Philistine’s puzzles four …
Financial Times 16,519 by BRADMAN
A slightly tougher-than-usual challenge from the Don this Friday morning. Thanks Bradman! FF: 9 DD: 9 ACROSS 1 ALEWIVES Fish in various …
Independent 10,522 / Phi
Phi has rounded off yet another suite of mid-week puzzles, as one might expect. This puzzle uses a less common grid that …
Guardian 28,176 – Tramp
After a brief slow start everything suddenly fell into place, and this ended up as a pretty quick solve. Good fun though: …
Guardian Cryptic 28175 Vlad
Thanks to Vlad for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Crazy house internally a big let-down (6) BATHOS …
Independent 10521 / Serpent
Serpent has given us quite a challenge today. I got three of the four 10-letter entries quite quickly which …