Never knowingly undersolved
Those that followed a thread elsewhere in cruciverbal cyberspace a few weeks ago will have seen an opinion expressed about bloggers being sycophantic, and blogs here and elsewhere being unhealthy blogger and setter … Read more >>
THe puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quiptic/713.
From a quick search of the site, this appears to be Commoner’s 3rd Indy puzzle, and certainly the first one I have solved. On this form, I can only assume that he/she must … Read more >>
Goodness! For me quite a struggle. I had to invoke an email friend (thanks Frank Yellin!) to resolve some spoonerisms towards the end. Since there are two types of clues, I found myself … Read more >>
Another thoughtfully-constructed cryptic from Everyman. We only as a rule get a few comments on this site. But I’m certain his Sunday puzzles bring pleasure to many solvers, both in the UK and … Read more >>
It seems a while since we last blogged a Saturday Prize puzzle. We were away last month and mc_rapper67 kindly stepped in for us. Many thanks to him! We thought this was a tricky … Read more >>
This is the first outing for Crucible in the prize slot for some while now, although this setter’s puzzles often feature in the Genius series. The feature of this puzzle was the omission … Read more >>
All the hallmarks of a classic EV in the preamble: misprints in the definitions of fourteen clues leading to a ‘suggestion’ as to how to enter eight answers ‘thematically’ – with three other … Read more >>
Have not completely resolved all – need suggestions for 26A and 13D Across 1 BURNOUSE cape BURN (stream) OUSE (river) 5 SQUEAL sing QU (queen) in SEAL (close up) … Read more >>
Highest quality as usual Across 1 Irritation about good dog pinching my waste disposal device BILGE PUMP G (good) in BILE (irritation) M (my) in PUP (dog) 7 Complexity … Read more >>
I don’t know how many times I [and others] have described a Gordius puzzle as ‘a mixed bag’. Well, here’s another. Those who found Paul’s puzzle yesterday a bit of a struggle will … Read more >>
It’s Friday today, so not surprising to find Phi occupying the slot this morning. I found that I got about three quarters of the way through this one before grinding to a halt, … Read more >>
A fun puzzle, this, from Dogberry, though an easy, breezy solve. A lot of original word selections, which I approve of (perhaps Dogberry was seeking to balance the novelty of, say, 12dn by … Read more >>
Thursday is traditionally the day for the more difficult Independent daily crossword. Some solvers may feel that today’s crossword touches or crosses the bounds of acceptability for a daily crossword. Clearly … Read more >>
No “smut” that I noticed, but the usual quota of witty and well-constructed (though mostly quite easy, I thought) clues. Thanks to Paul Across 1. MATADOR A TAD … Read more >>