A delightful puzzle from Kruger, whose monicker is reminiscent of a famous ‘park’ in South Africa…
Guardian Prize 28,213 by Paul
Super puzzle. Thank you Paul. It took me a while to catch on to the theme which I would describe as hidden …
Independent 10564 / Phi
Phi is in his usual Friday slot this week It wasn’t until I nearly finished the blog and was …
Financial Times 16,561 by BRADMAN
A straightforward challenge today from BRADMAN. Thanks Don. FF: 7 DD: 6 ACROSS 1 CHERUB Innocent child – baby hugging mother, not …
Guardian Cryptic 28,218 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28218. Definitely a quirky puzzle from Paul – I suspect that it will elicit a marmite …
Guardian 28,217 / Brendan
I’m lucky enough to have landed a puzzle by another of my favourite setters to blog today. It’s Brendan, with a themed …
Financial Times 16,560 by JASON
A tricky offering from Jason today. It took me a while to get started this morning. My first pass of the across …
Independent 10,563 by Serpent
It’s always a pleasure to solve a crossword by Serpent. As ever, difficult but quite obvious once you see the answer, which …
Financial Times 16,550 by Chalmie
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 8, 2020 We have not had a Chalmie in our weekend space since 2018 …
Financial Times 16,559 by MONK
Congratulation to Monk on a great achievement! I suppose producing 500 puzzles is an achievement in itself, but producing 500 fresh and …
Independent 10,562 by Eccles
Eccles fills the mid-week slot again this week – we’re in for some fun! Another great, accessible puzzle from Eccles this week, …
Guardian Cryptic 28,216 by Imogen
A mix of difficulties for me, with the last few clues taking quite a while. Favourites were 1ac, 14ac, 18ac, 2dn, 4dn, …
Inquisitor 1659: Now You See Me by The Ace of Hearts
Now You See Me by The Ace of Hearts One letter must be deleted from each clue before solving. These letters in …
Independent 10,561 / Crosophile
Crosophile has compiled this week’s Tuesday puzzle. As we all know, there tends to be something going on, some kind of theme, …
Guardian 28,215 – Vlad
A tough challenge from the impaler today, with a political flavour to many of the clues. I see ACE across the middle …