Financial Times 16,538 by Julius
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 25, 2020 There is no special reason I am aware of for a special …
Month: August 2020
Guardian 28,204 / Shed
For some reason the scheduled blogger has been unable to turn up today so here is an analysis of the clues. Please …
Financial Times 16,547 by JULIUS
Another fun challenge. Thank you Julius. Lots of financial stuff in here. Ironically I never liked money, despite having worked in banks …
Independent 10550 / Eccles
Wednesday and Eccles is a pairing to look forward to. As ever, there were smooth surfaces in many clues, …
Inquisitor 1657: Trivial Pursuit by Opsimath
It’s been over a year since we last saw an Opsimath Inquisitor. This is Opsimath’s fourth puzzle in the series, but the …
Guardian 28,203 / Picaroon
I was surprised to see Picaroon’s name on this puzzle, less than two weeks since I blogged his last one. Needless to …
Financial Times 16,546 by HAMILTON
Well, what do you know, a (fairly) straightforward Hamilton. Solved at a fast jog this morning, with the long perimeter clues falling …
Independent 10,549 by Maize
Maize is always very good and this was no exception, although perhaps it was gentler than usual. It was still not all …
Guardian Cryptic 28,202 by Pan
A pleasant and nicely-clued start to the week – my favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 2dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Pan ACROSS …
Independent 10,548 by Tees
Tees on a Monday for the third time in a row. Enjoyable as always, and mostly straightforward, though a few references may …
Guardian Quiptic 1,081/Anto
A sound Quiptic from Anto this morning, with some nicely chosen anagrams to ease beginners and those still a little drowsy into …
Financial Times 16,545 by VELIA
VELIA kicks off the week… Firstly, I apologise if I’ve got 20d wrong. It was the last one in, and I couldn’t …
Everyman 3,850/26 July
Another pleasing and tractable Sunday puzzle from Everyman, with the usual trademark clues. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double …
Guardian Genius No 205 by Enigmatist
A puzzle by Enigmatist is always a challenge, but this wasn’t as hard as some recent Geniuses. The instructions read as follows: …
Azed No. 2,511 Plain
A plain puzzle with what almost amounts to a mini-theme. Unusually for Azed, not only is there one solution (16 ac) referred …