Never knowingly undersolved
Hello everyone. EV 1484 – Check. Fun puzzle – Check. Many thanks – Check. 🙂 The preamble reads: Single-letter clashes occur in 13 cells and must be replaced by the same suitably … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 24, 2021
A very nice puzzle form Redshank, as always. Thank you Redshank.
Wednesday fun from Tees, who always gives us an enjoyable puzzle.
This morning's puzzle should be "food and drink" to the "seasoned" cruciverbalist.
Gila has given us some cracking puzzles in the past. I wonder what’ve we got here. Preamble: Clues are presented in alphabetical order of their answers, which must be entered in the … Read more >>
Thank you to Basilisk. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Call up star taking mass medium over (6) SUMMON : SUN(the nearest star to us on earth) containing(taking) [M(symbol for “mass” … Read more >>
This is only Methuselah’s second offering for the Independent. The first one was published in April and had a ‘Line of Duty’ theme.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28436.
A meaty bank holiday Monday crossword from Orense.
Pan has the Quiptic for us this week. Carefully clued, but towards the harder end of the spectrum would be my analyis, but I’m just the humble blogger. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Monday entertainment from Skinny: mostly straightforward but occasionally needing a bit more thought.
Vulcan provides the Bank Holiday entertainment, with a typical Monday medley of anagrams, charades and cryptic definitions and some nice surfaces. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
A super puzzle, recommended for those who appreciate puzzles in a traditional style. Thank you Tees.
Only one or two rough edges this week. The Everyman crossword is getting better and is moving towards becoming what it says on the packet, a good sound entry-level crossword like the old Everyman. Are the rhyming clues 8dn and 13dn? Or 12ac and 16ac?
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, hidden, reversal, etc) in italics. Letters omitted are [like this].