Never knowingly undersolved
I seem to recall that Hedge-sparrow’s other Inquisitor puzzle had quite a lot going on. Preamble: The outer cells contain a phrase (nine words) from a speech made by the person whose … Read more >>
Amazingly it’s almost two years since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we really looked forward to an interesting challenge today. There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones … Read more >>
Thanks Moo for the (debut?) puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Woman in Congress almost completely mad (6) BONKER : “bonkers”(completely mad/insane) minus its last letter(almost …). Defn: Woman (or … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28077. A quick solve here, with what seemed more envelopes than I could shake a stick at, and basic clue types throughout. I do not have the … Read more >>
Pan always provides ‘beginners and those in a hurry’ with a well-constructed and entertaining Quiptic. The NW corner took a bit of teasing out, but the whole puzzle fell out nicely in the … Read more >>
Vulcan settles into the Monday slot again. We have the usual Monday medley of anagrams and double and cryptic [some less so than others] definitions. I quite liked 9 and 24 across and … Read more >>
Oh, good, another Tees puzzle in my blog schedule. Always an enjoyable challenge. Some of these took a bit of working out: there are some slightly obscure definitions, such as 18d and the … Read more >>
Enjoyable puzzle this morning.
I began complacently, expecting the gentle puzzle the Independent usually provides for us on Sunday and got a rude awakening! Once I got over the shock I enjoyed the challenge. Thank you Filbert. … Read more >>
My apologies for the formatting of this blog, but the excellent utility that I (and many other bloggers) use to write the blogs does not appear to recognise this week’s puzzle. The puzzle … Read more >>
One of Everyman’s better crosswords this weekend, at least in my opinion. As we’ve come to expect, we have a related pair of longish answers (the with / without of 3d / 11d), … Read more >>
This one was very tough. I seem to be saying this more and more – maybe it’s me and not so much the puzzles. As ever I’m very happy to tackle a Tyrus … Read more >>
My solving notes for DOZEN by Ifor just say ‘bl00dy hard’!… The preamble states that: “A DOZEN clues each contain two or three extra words (not always consecutive, or in thematic order); these … Read more >>
A timely puzzle, thank you Brendan. It took far too long to catch on to the theme. Probably because I had no idea what the date was. ACROSS 8, 22 down EIGHTEEN TWELVE … Read more >>
It would appear that Turbolegs is not going to be with us today so here is a quick analysis of the clues. . . Across 1 Hostile European male in charge of a … Read more >>