Never knowingly undersolved
Crosophile is a fairly regular Independent setter who provides well clued crosswords, sometimes with a theme. I don’t think there is a theme today. If there is one, I haven’t … Read more >>
The rather strange grid, combined with four long multi-light answers, leads to an unusually small number of across clues Good fun as always from Nutmeg, though, so thanks to her. … Read more >>
Hectence is a long-standing setter of the Quiptic and can always be relied on to produce an easy-end puzzle that fits the bill for those new to cryptics. This was a pleasing and … Read more >>
I wasn’t on Armonie’s wavelength this morning I’m afraid, but got there in the end.
Tees in his now customary Monday Indy slot. Bert and Joyce slightly roughed up the setter in their blog of his last puzzle, so just in case his ego needs massaging back into … Read more >>
A gentle Monday offering from Vulcan.
The Observer crossword from Feb 16, 2020. Once more some enjoyable Sunday morning entertainment. Last week, Ted said something about an overdose of anagram clues. I had, once again, the same feeling when … Read more >>
It’s Hoskins. It’s sex. It’s drugs. It’s rock’n’roll. And bodily functions. Which is fine if you like that sort of stuff, but (as we discovered when I blogged a previous Hoskins IoS offering) … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle that took me a long while to finish, but very satisfying once it was all done. Thank you Azed. I don’t think the clues were any harder than usual but … Read more >>
Keep Trying – interesting title. Several clues with misprints which will explain how to modify some of the answers. I’m sure it will all make sense in the end. And now to state … Read more >>
An odd looking grid from Hob this week – two 3×3 black squares, and not quite symmetrical, plus those ‘jutting-out’ cells down both sides – is there something afoot?… Well, there is, but … Read more >>
Well, we found this very tough, but I think it’s all fair – Picaroon employs misdirection very well in this puzzle, and the grid is very clever… We might have found this easier … Read more >>
Thanks Qaos for the enjoyable workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Apologies for the late blog, but I had to fetch my car from the workshop.) … and there is a theme … Read more >>
Another week, another Friday, another Phi. A pleasant way to end the week. We had to check a couple of definitions – TAIKO and LABIALISM but we managed to sort things out using … Read more >>
A rare appearance by this setter on a Friday. Thanks Artexlen for dishing out a delightful challenge.