Never knowingly undersolved
My second appearance of the week, standing in for Eileen who is on holiday. I found this pretty tough: slow to start and not much quicker even when I had some answers in. … Read more >>
Crosophile is in the Wednesday slot this week and no complaints from us – it’s been a while since we blogged one of his puzzles.
Just in Time by Poat Down answers are jumbled before entry. On completing the grid, solvers must deduce how to treat across answers so that an apposite TV quote (three words) appears, leaving … Read more >>
Not for the first time recently, the scheduled blogger has gone AWOL so here is an analysis of the clues, with no further commentary in order to prevent any further delay to the … Read more >>
Radian has produced today’s puzzle for our cruciverbal stimulation. I haven’t spotted any theme in this puzzle, which I found to offer a medium-difficulty, enjoyable solve. Please let me now if I have … Read more >>
A brisk Tuesday solve, including a moment of beauty.
Good start to the week from Armonie!
I found this quite tough in places.
It was no surprise to see a Chifonie today after Vulcan last week, as the two of them have set more than half the Monday puzzles since Rufus’s retirement. This one was a … Read more >>
An outing for Pan in the Quiptic slot this week.
A message from Dean Mayer (Anax etc)
I’m running another live stream this Wednesday 17th October, from 4pm UK time. We won’t be building a crossword this time. Instead, it’s a chance to discuss and work on clueing technique. So if you have a clue or clues you’ve been working on and feel unsure about, this might be a good opportunity to get the thoughts of the cryptic-loving community.
When you have Charles, Brenda, Trump, Clinton, May, Boris, Thatcher, Corbyn and (Jeffrey) Archer all making appearances in the clues, it has to be a Cyclops! Quite light on the smut-tery for a … Read more >>
This is Filbert’s ninth appearance in the Indy since he began last November but his first on a Sunday. I have solved and enjoyed them all and this one was no exception. I … Read more >>
I started doing the Azed puzzles when I was a first-year undergraduate; I solved this one on the day before I qualified for my state pension. Tempus fugit indeed. The Right & Left … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3756.