Never knowingly undersolved
We really are quite spoilt by the quality of the setters on the Independent’s payroll these days. The Crossword Editor is never adverse to trying new talent when he finds it, and sometimes … Read more >>
As always, I was pleased to see Philistine’s name on a puzzle, particularly as it was a Prize. I fairly raced through the first few clues, thinking that it was at the easier … Read more >>
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 8, 2023
Pangakupu’s puzzles appear sufficiently infrequently for me to have to retune in to his wavelength each time. I haven’t quite got the measure of him yet. My favourites today were 4ac, 9ac, 10ac, … Read more >>
Phi on a Friday as usual.
An excellent challenge from JULIUS this Friday.
A particularly tough solve – still not too sure with some of the parsing. Favourites 17ac, 3dn, and 6dn. Thanks to Imogen for the puzzle.
July brings a puzzle from a new compiler to me – Vagans. I await my illumination. The preamble took several reads to reveal four words to comprise a book’s title and four key … Read more >>
Sleuth has privided this morning’s entertainment
Grecian pops up every few weeks and today’s the day. Bert and Joyce are on their hols so you have a second blog from me this week. I doubt if … Read more >>
This Wednesday, unless I am much mistaken, sees work by a new compiler. I have certainly not come across the work of this setter, let alone blogged any of his puzzles. This was … Read more >>
Mostly straightforward clueing from Qaos today, but is there any more to the puzzle? Yes, of course there is: we have a theme of characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (who could perhaps … Read more >>
A very enjoyable start to the day – thanks Basilisk!
A sizeable preamble to digest this week: The four entries in the outside columns are new words derived from their clue answers (whose lengths are given) in a consistent way. Solvers must complete … Read more >>
I haven’t blogged a Knut puzzle for a while, so it was good to see his name on today’s Independent crossword. AS is often the case, I solved a Tuesday puzzle … Read more >>