Never knowingly undersolved
Vigo has provided our cruciverbal entertainment for this Tuesday. I found this to be an accessible and enjoyable puzzle, towards the easier end of the spectrum in terms of difficulty. I think that … Read more >>
This seems, from the archive, to be Hob’s first inquisitor. If so, welcome Hob. I enjoyed it a lot. The preamble read: Using REMAINS, seven letters in the completed grid must be altered … Read more >>
Another tussle with this mercurial setter, and good fun, too.
*And a late, late edit: there is a subtle nina, pointed out only by the setter himself.*
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27928.
CRUX kicks off the week….
Thanks Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Dieticians upset about pages revealing cause of abdominal pain (12) APPENDICITIS : Anagram of(… upset) DIETICIANS containing(about) PP(abbrev. for “pages”, as in “pp … Read more >>
Bonjour. Eileen is the person responsible for encouraging me back into cryptic crosswords more than a decade ago (through Fifteensquared, natch) so I am pleased and humbled to stand in for her as … Read more >>
This was about medium difficulty for an Eye puzzle. I had about half done by the end of the first pass at about the 25 min mark, but had queered the top right … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Unless I somehow catnapped through an entire puzzle, this is Skinny’s second appearance in the Indy. Far from being the “difficult second puzzle” I … Read more >>
A harder-than-average Azed, I thought, with a fairly high proportion of unfamiliar words. All impeccably clued as usual, though I’m a little unsure about my parsing of 28. Thanks to Azed … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3804.
A relatively easy puzzle for a Saturday. None the worse for that of course, with plenty to enjoy throughout the solid clues. There is a “Last Night of the Proms” theme with “Rule … Read more >>
It’s always a delight to find Picaroon’s name on a puzzle and even more so when it’s a Prize and I’m down to blog it. I thought this was a practically perfect puzzle, … Read more >>
“The perimeter comprises FIVE OF A KIND, and the answer to one clue might be found in any of them. Solvers must highlight this entry in an appropriate colour. Unchecked letters in the perimeter could spell MAN GUZZLES BAR CLEAN FOR MONTH. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”