Independent 10545 / Morph
Morph provides today’s challenge Morph is a useful name for a setter, as it can be used as an …
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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 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 …
Quiptic 1,080 by Matilda
One of our regular Quiptic setters with another enjoyable (but occasionally tricky) puzzle. Most of the standard clue types are here: simple …
Everyman 3,849
Yet another puzzle in Everyman’s distinctive style. The standard Everyman features are all here: a related pair of long entries (when I …
Azed 2510
A slightly differently shaped Azed grid this week with 11 rows and 13 columns There were few Scottish references …
Independent on Sunday 1,587 by Shabbo
An entertaining little tussle. Thank you Shabbo. The clues are straightforward, but nevertheless I found quite a few of them difficult. I …
Independent 10,541 by Klingsor
This kept me contented for the best part of an hour. In the end I had to look up the Czech river …
Guardian Prize 28,189 by Puck
An inventive and entertaining puzzle. Thank you Puck. Having spotted Toulouse Lautrec as my first one in I was expecting an easy …
Independent 10540 / Phi
Phi returns to his regular Friday slot this week. I don’t think there is a theme to the puzzle, …
Financial Times 16,536 by REDSHANK
Redshank serves this morning’s cruciverbal breakfast in the FT I rattled through this puzzle until I came to the SE corner, where …
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 …