Financial Times 14,471 by Wanderer
Brilliant puzzle today with 8, 21 so cleverly misleading Across 1 BARGAINING CHIP trading asset BAR (counter) …
Independent 8,452 by Phi
As we always get on Fridays, a nicely done crossword from Phi that is of the usual level of difficulty, contains some …
Beelzebub 1236
Devilishly cunning Across 1 Crotchet (C in piano) affected note for tuning CONCERT PITCH (CROTCHET C IN P)* …
Guardian 26,106 by Paul
Enjoyable but not too difficult from Paul today. I liked the two long across clues, as well as 1dn and 6dn. Across …
Guardian 26,105 – Chifonie
A typically straightforward and well-crafted puzzle from Chifonie, with his usual generous helping of charades, but also a few rather nice anagrams. …
Financial Times 14,470 / Orense
Yes, it’s me again, this time due to Ringo’s work commitments today. A very straightforward puzzle which would be ideally suited to …
Independent 8451 / Nimrod
There’s always a sense of expectation and trepidation when it comes round to blogging on Thursdays – at least for us that …
Financial Times 14,461 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 4 I didn’t find this Dante crossword easy at all. The left hand side was OK but the rest …
Financial Times 14,460 by Falcon
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 2, 2013 I found most of this puzzle easy going but was stumped for …
Financial Times 14,469 by Io
Following the relatively accessible offering from Io last time he appeared on a Wednesday Io has come back with a real stinker …
Guardian 26,104 by Gordius
The Grauniad strikes again. There’s a couple of problems today. There’s an error in 14ac and the enumeration is missing in 25d …
Independent 8,450 / Dac
What would Wednesday be without a Dac (or an occasional Crosophile)? Dac has come up trumps again with a set of finely …
Inquisitor 1306: TRUSTS IN MEN by Wan
A new setter this week, welcome Wan. The rubric was “Twelve clues contain a thematic object which must be discarded before solving. …
Financial Times 14,468 / Hamilton
Nothing much to frighten the horses today, with some easy entry clues and not much difficulty thereafter, though I do have a …
Independent 8449 / Scorpion
Scorpion has given us a puzzle that makes us think. When I first read the clues, I expected ‘man/woman …