Never knowingly undersolved
This puzzle coincided with my scheduled monthly Saturday blog, which is why you see me for the third time this week. My second Philistine Prize blog in a row – crypticsue will be … Read more >>
Cyclops might have been caught a bit off guard by the announcement of the General Election, given setting lead times and the fortnightly publication cadence, but he seems to have hit one nail on the head…
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 8, 2024
I’m standing in for scchua today, as Imogen rounds off the weekday puzzles in fine style. An enjoyable challenge, with a good mix of clues, including a couple of less familiar words. Brilliant … Read more >>
Phi in his usual Friday slot.
A fun challenge from NEO this Friday.
Another Quince blog for us. We have now blogged 3 out of the last 4 puzzles. In our last one, published on April 24th we said – here’s to the next one – and here we are!
Gozo is today's compiler.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29408.
Extra words in each clue spell out an instruction. A published work to be filled in around the perimeter and its author to complete the unclued entry. Fairly straight forward clues this week. … Read more >>
Umpire’s latest offering has been published for our entertainment this Wednesday. This is only the second puzzle by this compiler that I have solved and blogged. I found it stimulating and entertaining in … Read more >>
I have not even attempted, let alone blogged a Sphinx puzzle before – and when I consulted the 15² archive, I remembered why. This setter’s previous puzzles have been themed on a BBC … Read more >>
Basilisk is on top form this morning.
What’s this, a grid and font-size forgiving of the blogger’s eyesight? Eleven clues contain a word not needed for solving. In clue order these words give a line (verifiable on the Internet) from … Read more >>
Hoskins provides our Tuesday challenge.