Never knowingly undersolved
Some relatively ‘topical’ subject matter from Cyclops this fortnight… …with a SCHEME of NEUROSCIENTISTS and an IOTA of NERVE AGENT leaving UPTOWN Salisbury needing a good DRY CLEAN! Did anybody TRESPASS on our … Read more >>
Punk? On a Sunday? Not that I’m complaining, but a scroll through the archives suggests that if this has ever happened at all, it hasn’t for a good few years. I don’t see … Read more >>
I found this generally plain sailing (or at least as much so as Azed ever is), except for the NW corner, which held me up at the end, for no very obvious reason … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3732.
Two Maize puzzles in a row on my 5-weekly shift – I must have done something good in a previous life… This seemed a little lighter and fluffier than Indy 9811, especially once … Read more >>
I knew, of course, that it would be a Paul puzzle, since he had not appeared during the week. I said in the preamble to my last two Prize puzzle blogs, that having … Read more >>
‘A speaker and his comment on poor FASHION circle the perimeter. Solvers must make good seven examples within the grid, thus resolving 24 clashes. Definitions and wordplay refer to the poor FASHION, each cell in the completed grid contains just one letter, and Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.’
Thanks to Paul for the “doggy” challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Bully almost used, oddly, to be the perfect friend? (4,4) SOUL MATE : Anagram of(Bully) [ALMOST + 1st … Read more >>
Whatever else? Phi has as always produced a pleasant and well-constructed crossword. As tends to be the case with him, everything is perfectly clear afterwards even though the actual method of solution may not have been obvious. Many of these answers can be explained in one simple expression.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Thanks to WANDERER for a fun puzzle with a healthy injection of innovative word play.
It’s been a while since we’ve had the pleasure of blogging a Hoskins – and here he is again with his signature mix of sex and drugs (but no rock and roll this … Read more >>
A fishy puzzle from Chalmie this morning…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27493.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 14, 2018
Dac has provided today’s crossword, occupying his customary Wednesday slot. I found this to be at the easy end of the Indy/Dac spectrum. As solving so many of the Indy puzzles involves a … Read more >>