The puzzle may be found athttp://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26521.
Financial Times 14881 Phssthpok
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Financial Times 14881 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A slightly harder …
Guardian 26,520 / Chifonie
A change from Rufus on a Monday but a similar mix of anagrams and charades – no cryptic definitions, though, which will …
Guardian Quiptic 800/Hectence
Good puzzle from Hectence, and it came together nicely once I’d got a foothold; but some seriously tricky ones in here, for …
Independent 8866/Kairos
The last time I blogged a Kairos puzzle I was a bit grumpy about it, but I thought this was a terrific …
Cyclops 554: Never a dull moment
Medium-difficulty for a Cyclops, I think — I finished all but 23a without much trouble, then had to resort to Google for …
AZED No 2,231
My apologies for the late posting. I won’t comment any further on the puzzle as I cheated to get it finished quickly for the blog. Thanks to frogman for help on some of the parsings.
Independent on Sunday 1,307 by Poins
The usual high quality puzzle from Poins, and very enjoyable too. 10 across has me well and truly beaten, though, so your …
Everyman 3,570
Sunday rolls by and my turn at the Everyman
Beelzebub 1305
This must have been my quickest completion of a Beelzebub since I began solving them some months ago. Having said that, it …
Independent Crossword 8859 by Nestor (07-03-2015)
With spring just around the corner a tussle with Nestor beckons. Nestor’s puzzles are always good fun and this one was no …
Guardian Prize 26,513 by Philistine
A fine puzzle from Philistine. My summary is: lots of great clues showing plenty of imagination but NOT appearing gimmicky. Spot on! Thanks Philistine.
Enigmatic Variations No.1163 – Lucas by MynoT
I have a soft spot for puzzles such as this that have clues presented in alphabetical order of their answers. Goodness knows why, when I might end up staring at a blank grid! Perhaps its just that the ‘sort and slot’ technique appeals to the same desire for order as jigsaws.
At any rate, ‘Lucas’ could be a number of things. Isn’t George still flogging the dead horse of Star Wars? Maybe it’s related to that.
Guardian 26,518 / Qaos
It’s been a most remarkable week for crosswords and we end it with one by another of my favourite setters, sparkling with …