Never knowingly undersolved
The ever-reliable pirate provides another enjoyable puzzle, with a couple of intersecting unfamiliar words giving a bit of a sting in the tail. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 JAILBIRDS Judge troubles to … Read more >>
Neo provides today's FT challenge.
“Three related unclued entries all suggest how ten answers must be modified before entry. In the completed grid, solvers must highlight five words (suitably disposed, 38 cells in total, all confirmed by Chambers) which have a DIFFERENT RELATION to one of the unclued entries. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; all entries are real words or names.”
Stamp’s 2nd Indy appearance fills the mid-week slot this week.
Tramp provides Wednesday's Guardian puzzle.
A tricky but brilliant puzzle by Monk.
Knut has provided us with a very topical crossword for our entertainment this Tuesday. This puzzle must have been set fairly recently, since there are numerous references to the (now ex-) UK home … Read more >>
This puzzle is Methuselah’s first appearance in the Inquisitor series, but I have blogged a few puzzles by this setter in the daily Independent series. The puzzle in entitled Shipshape … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29245.
Another solid puzzle from Bradman
GAFF kicks off the week…
Eileen is away doing Christmas Tree stuff again today, so I'm standing in
Bluth gets us going, hope it’s going to be easy as I’ve got the Guardian to do as well today.
Thank you to Bartland. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Little Mama gets the smallest portion (7) MINIMUM : MINI(describing a miniature/a little version of something) + MUM(like “mama”, a familiar … Read more >>
This was a fun solve, with Pangakupu’s obligatory New Zealand contribution appearing in the final version – so obscure that it had to be googled to be believed.