Never knowingly undersolved
Another Cyclops puzzle in the style we love. After whipping through the top left lights, I thought I was on for a very fast solve, or even a clean sweep. But at first … Read more >>
SLORMGORM kicks things off this Monday morning….
A plain Azed with perhaps fewer obscurities than usual.
Another pleasing Sunday offering from Everyman, somewhat marred by a lack of editing leading to a clue having to be corrected after publication (on the website, at least). Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. One backing search for shark (9) ANGELFISH : ANGEL(a financial investor in/one backing a business) + FISH(to search/to probe around for something concealed). Defn: Another … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. Tyrus likes to get political in his crosswords, and today’s theme, found in many clues and answers, can be summed up in the nina across … Read more >>
A puzzle stuffed with 15 downs!
It is Phi-day after all today, so I was not surprised to find Phi’s latest puzzle to solve this morning. I haven’t spotted a particular theme or Nina here, although in looking up … Read more >>
An enjoyable challenge from ARTEXLEN today.
Nice to see Maskarade on a weekday – my favourites were 9ac, 13ac, 15ac, 3dn, and 14dn. Thanks for the puzzle.
I’m standing in for Andrew, who’s holidaying in the Highlands, lucky chap. My heart sank a bit when, on a quick run-through, I saw all the references to ‘6’ but I’d solved 22ac … Read more >>
Moo provides the FT breakfast entertainment.
Klingsor is a frequent contributor to the Independent cryptic puzzle series. This was a good Thursday challenge with the clue for CHATEAUBRIAND (4 down) being the standout for me today. … Read more >>
Hello all. This was a Vismutastic weekend for me as I also picked up Vismut’s Listener puzzle from the weekend before. I won’t say anything about that puzzle now of course, but here … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 11, 2021