Never knowingly undersolved
Hoskins has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment today. We got good value for money from Hoskins today in that the shorter entries – only 5-, 7- and 9-letter lights in this grid – … Read more >>
Another excellent puzzle from our favourite pirate, which revealed its secrets gradually and satisfyingly. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1. INSURMOUNTABLE Cover put around album not working? It’s … Read more >>
This was one of the most amazing feats of grid construction I have ever encountered. Harribobs is one of the masters of the art. This is only his fourth Inquisitor so far, but … Read more >>
Hard-but-fair for a Tuesday.
A not so spicy Nutmeg offering today.
Maize ushered in 2018 Independent puzzles with a quintuple pangram We don’t even have a single pangram here but we do have lots of something else with the nudge given … Read more >>
A gentle start to the week from FLIMSY…
A delightful Quiptic from Pan this morning which will have given many less experienced solvers the ‘yes, finished it!’ experience. If there is anything that I haven’t explained well enough, just ask. … Read more >>
A satisfying Monday challenge from Alchemi. A few obscure words and names, and one slightly loose definition, but the wordplay in all cases is clear enough. Some elegantly concise clues and amusing / imaginative surfaces. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27682.
The Observer crossword from November 25, 2018
No news from the Western frontier – Everyman as we all know him. That said, no pushover …
It’s Peter and Pierre time again for the IoS crossword. We have always been close, but now we are besties because she has given me a bird. As well as a good puzzle … Read more >>
Well, this was fun, though I would have preferred it to have lasted a little longer. The first clue that I solved during my first quick pass through them was 24ac, which was … Read more >>
A flawless Azed production
As the Christmas bells start to ring, a puzzle from Morph to avoid the queues of people spending money on things that nobody needs. What a joy it was – everything I like … Read more >>