Never knowingly undersolved
After two successive Saturday Prize puzzles by other setters, it was a surprise to see Paul turn up today. All pretty straightforward, I think – thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
A solid work out dished out by Wanderer this Friday. Thanks Wanderer.
The usual tidy crossword from Phi. Things work smoothly almost every time. Phi often uses grids with unchecked letters at the sides, yet he always (I think) has at least 50% checking, which … Read more >>
Quite tricky, and an enjoyable solve with some very neat surfaces. Favourites 1ac, 5ac, 10ac, 11ac, 14ac, and 7dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
We realised that we were in for a bumpy ride when we saw that today’s puzzle is a Serpent In the event, we found this to be less challenging than we had expected, … Read more >>
Chalmie tries to add some flavour to a wet Thursday morning.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 18, 2020
Morph has provided our Wednesday workout this week. It hasn’t fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Morph, who never disappoints a solver, for quite some time, so I was relishing this … Read more >>
I got off to a promising start, with 1a and 5a going in immediately, but then slowed down somewhat. However, Nutmeg’s elegant and clear clueing gradually led me satisfyingly through to the finish, … Read more >>
The usual entertaining and varied mix from Julius. Thank you.
Hello Inquisitor lovers. I’m glad to be back after some rather unpleasant hospital treatment. This is the first time I have been able to even attempt an Inquisitor – mostly due to the … Read more >>
Solid Tuesday fare, clearly clued.
Radian can often be found as a setter for the Independent on Tuesday Radian has compiled puzzles with literary themes in the past with Shakespeare frequently taking centre stage. Today … Read more >>
A themed offering from Brummie that took a wee while to get into.
An enjoyable challenge from Silvanus today: not the easiest, but with that important quality of “obviously right once you see it”. The neat surfaces hide a good variety of clue constructions, including the … Read more >>