Never knowingly undersolved
Perhaps it’s because I haven’t done a Picaroon for some time, but it took me some time to get going. Thanks to Picaroon for the workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
It’s a Wiglaf today. He has set Inquisitor puzzles in the past and some difficult cryptic puzzles – this was no exception!
If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later as we are out walking and bird watching.
Today’s FT comes to us from Mudd.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 16, 2019
Filbert, a compiler whose work I have little experience of, has provided us with today’s cruciverbal challenge. I found this to be quite a tough crossword, both to complete and to parse to … Read more >>
Another entertaining puzzle, as we have come to expect. Thank you again Julius.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27755.
Ifor is a pretty prolific Inquisitor setter, his last two puzzles being the Heart Transplant puzzle (1562) and the Molesworth “Down with Skool” puzzle (1575). The extensive rubric to this one read: Two … Read more >>
A welcome return for Shed – we haven’t seen him over here since last July but he was in the FT as Dogberry last month, so I hope we’re going to see him … Read more >>
A straightforward and speedy Tuesday solve.
Crosophile provides the challenge today Crosophile often provides a theme in his puzzles. Today there seem to be a couple of threads, one based on slang for ‘excellent’ or really … Read more >>
A nicely pitched, soundly constructed Quiptic from Pan this morning, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
I think this is my first encounter with Wire, and it took me a while to get into the right mindset – but once I got started, everything seemed to be straightforward. Definitely … Read more >>
All good fun, with a few trickier elements at the end, including my favourites 4dn and 7dn. Thanks to Chifonie.
A fine start to the week from JASON…