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 …
Independent on Sunday 1588 Hoskins
Thanks to Hoskins for an enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Music producer Parisian thugs attacked (7,6) SPANISH …
Independent 10,547 by Nimrod
The puzzle can be found here. Hello and Happy Yorkshire Day! I hope you are well. In my last Indy blog …
Enigmatic Variations No. 1444: A Waste of Time by Gaston
Hi all, I hope this blog finds you well. Having left the puzzle until far later than is wise, I was very …
Guardian Prize 28,195 by Paul
Two solutions ending in “loo”, yet no toilet references in their clues! In his invitation to his Zoom session (I didn’t participate) …
Financial Times 16,543 by BRADMAN
A slugfest with the Don’s challenge today. Thanks BRADMAN! Had to get help from the interwebs to confirm a couple of guesses. …
Independent 10,546 / Phi
It is Phi-day once again, bringing this latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable, …
Guardian Cryptic 28,200 by Paul
Another in a string of tricky puzzles over the past few days. Lots of fun, my favourites were 11ac, 15ac, 23ac, 26ac, …
Financial Times 16,542 by PETO
Today's FT puzzle comes from Peto. On my first pass through the across clues, I didn't get any of the top half …
Independent 10545 / Morph
Morph provides today’s challenge Morph is a useful name for a setter, as it can be used as an …
Guardian 28,199 – Tramp
Phew, that was hard, made harder by the rather unfriendly grid, though the split answer at 1,13 and the cross-reference between 6 …