Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. East Anglian town that’s ‘stumped’ (stumped in time of prosperity) (6) BOSTON : ST(abbrev. for “stumped” by the wicket-keeper, in cricket … Read more >>
Another Serpent for us to solve and blog. Our last one was back in April.
Buccaneer continues to impress.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 5, 2021
The preamble
“Answers to the four asterisked clues are to be encoded using a Playfair code-square before entry in the grid. The three unclued entries have been encoded using the same code-square, as has BORICAHF. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended. ”
A puzzle that requires some knowledge of the theme to complete. I could confidently write in maybe half the themed answers but the rest involved much guessing and checking.
Gila latest puzzle provides this Wednesday’s cruciverbal challenge. I found this to be an entertaining, medium-difficulty puzzle, which was pitched at exactly the right level for the middle of the week. I solved … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28473.
The last time Dysart set a puzzle was in 2019, when Kenmac had the pleasure (?) of deciphering a difficult puzzle concerning Billy the Kid. I found this one pretty tricky and spent … Read more >>
I’m a fan of Qaos’ puzzles and I was pleased to see his name today. The added challenge is to spot the theme, because there always is one, and that makes me nervous … Read more >>
A Tuesday toughie…
Hoskins provides the challenge today. I thought this was one of Hoskins’ gentler offerings, but still with his trademark humour. There were a few references to Independent crossword setters with … Read more >>
Brunel’s second puzzle for the Independent, as far as I can tell; I hope there are many more to come.
An enjoyable solve, and on the harder end for a Monday. Favourites were 17ac, 22ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Pan for the puzzle.
Thoroughly enjoyable puzzle from Moo this morning!