Financial Times 16,416 by JULIUS
I hope Julius will forgive me for saying that this puzzle contains a lot rubbish. Thank you Julius. ACROSS 1 LITTER BAGS …
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Paul’s Utility (Serpent)
Very entertaining to both solve and blog. Thank you Serpent. ACROSS 1 AMICABLE Good-natured question politician once asked himself (8) AM …
Azed – Copy
A carte blanche puzzle for us this week. Sometimes Carte Blanche puzzles require a lot of cold solving before the grid starts …
Independent 10,376 by Crosophile
It’s been a while since I’ve known in advance that I am going to be blogging a daily cryptic so this makes …
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Quiptic 1,085 by Carpathian
An excellent Quiptic as always by Carpathian. This puzzle is full of surfaces that immediately conjure up a mental image, which of …
Financial Times 16,569 by VELIA
A (mostly) gentle start to the week from VELIA… This all went quite swimmingly, with all the long clues round the edges …
Azed No. 2,515 ‘Cherchez la Femme’
Special instruction here, but the puzzle is not very far removed from a standard cryptic. Thank you Azed. As is often the …
Independent 10,571 by Hob
This one kept me wondering for some time about what was going on. I assumed it was one theme for most of …
Guardian Prize 28,219 by Nutmeg
A rare appearance by Nutmeg in the “prize” slot this week. This is Nutmeg’s first appearance in the prize slot for over …
Enigmatic Variations No. 1448: CITS LPTE by Oxymoron
Hello all. We have another gem from the late Oxymoron, which I very much enjoyed. The preamble reads: 13 thematic answers …
Financial Times 16,566 by ALBERICH
The ever-reliable Alberich is today's FT setter. This was typical Alberich fare – a range of devices, some clever diversions, smooth surfaces …
Independent 10569 / Klingsor
Klingsor is one of the less frequent setters in the Independent daily series. I blogged his last puzzle in June where I see …
Financial Times 16,565 by AARDVARK
A traditional style puzzle but not an easy one. Getting to the bottom of the explanations took quite a while.Thank you Aardvark. …
Independent 10,568 by Tees
Tees is very much a regular in The Indy nowadays but usually appears on a Monday, so this is a rare meeting. …