Never knowingly undersolved
The term “mathematical group” as I used it is not entirely accurate. I didn’t really want to get into formal group theory in this puzzle, and I’m not sure I’d be thanked if … Read more >>
Now there’s an unusual title – and a pretty scary looking puzzle. I wonder what Hawk has prepared for us this time?
Oh dear! This week we had a Hawk puzzle, his fourth Listener. Last time (no 4782, Life 2) involved cutting up the grid into two different sizes and gluing them together to identify … Read more >>
Now there’s an intriguing title: I wonder what hare Poat might have set running this time? (Poor chap: there’s no escape from the poor animal now.) We can sure it will be a good ’un though, so let’s see.
For those of you who missed last Saturday night’s Annual Listener Awards in Southport, here are the winners: Ascot Gold Cup for the best puzzle: By George! by Enigmatist (John Henderson). Solver Silver Salver for the longest all-correct run … Read more >>
To access the quiz, click on the following link Listener Dinner 2025 Quiz
The Listener dinner will take place tonight. I understand that dinner will be served from 8pm and for those of us not attending, there will be a treat from 8pm (on this site) … Read more >>
“Tuds” we say. “Is this really a debut or a combination of experienced setters? Surely no-one begins their setting career with a Listener?”
A new setter this week and I think he is vying for the annual MVP award — Medal for the Vaguest Preamble! [There’s no such thing. Ed.] For a start, there were five … Read more >>
IMPORTANT (updated) I’ve now changed the security level from “critical” to “high”. Thanks all for your indulgence. Many of you will have experienced slow response times and/or error messages on Monday. This morning, … Read more >>
It’s that time of the quarter again, when as word not number people our main instinct is to take cover; but the Blog Must Go On, so here’s our attempt.
Apologies to both, but I always get Hedgehog and Hedge-sparrow confused! This was Hedgehog’s fifth mathematical Listener, although he has had a fair few more over at Magpie, mostly grade B and C … Read more >>
It was good to see Skylark again, one of the very few lady setters. Literary themes are one of her specialities and we were going to be hunting for a book title in … Read more >>
The idea for this puzzle came from a friend; unlike (it seems) many solvers, while being familiar with the illusion I’d not heard of Harbin. The concept of moving blocks of cells obviously … Read more >>
Grids with no bars (and a bar pattern that is not symmetrical and must not be shown) and clues giving no word lengths are somewhat daunting. There’s an intriguing device that is going … Read more >>