Never knowingly undersolved
Serpent’s latest crossword has been provided for our entertainment this Thursday. I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, pitched at exactly the right level for a mid-week solve. I particularly … Read more >>
Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Sit once more in tranquillity (6) REPOSE : RE-(prefix indicating a repeat/once more) + POSE(to sit/to assume a position to be … Read more >>
Two straight lines – straight clues but four identical quadrants for the 4 sets of clues to go into. Two words to be highlighted in the end – in two straight lines Relatively … Read more >>
Alberich steps up to the plate in this morning's FT.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 18, 2021
The usual good puzzle from Monk. Easy enough to get started but tricky to finish. Thank you Monk.
An Eccles puzzle today I do enjoy Eccles puzzles as the clues are uniformly excellent. It was interesting today to see how well many of the anagram, containment, hidden word, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28563.
A fascinating little mid-week curiosity…
Ifor is a fairly prolific Inquisitor setter who often introduces different devices into his clues. Today he has given us three different types of clue over and above the standard ones. … Read more >>
It’s six months since I blogged a Philistine puzzle – but this one was well worth the wait. I found this completely absorbing and enjoyable from beginning to end. As usual with this … Read more >>
Our regular cruciverbal challenge is provided by Wire today.
A good concise Quiptic from Anto today.
An enjoyable Monday challenge from Gila.
A fun start to the week from Vulcan – my favourites were 11ac, 16ac, 26ac, 3dn, 8dn, and 22dn. Thanks for the puzzle.