Never knowingly undersolved
This is a classic Rufus puzzle, I think. All the hallmarks are there – succinct, witty cluing, clever anagrams [8ac, for instance] superb surfaces … There are rather more anagrams and fewer cryptic … Read more >>
A topical offering from Cyclops, and a nice antidote to the otherwise sycophantic press coverage which has been so difficult to avoid. 7/26, a tour de force, has to get the vote for … Read more >>
Anax/Loroso is arranging a second Midlands meet in Birmingham on Saturday 25th June, starting at around noon. For further details regarding the venue, and to indicate that you will be attending so that likely numbers can be determined, please visit his website.
Setters who have indicated attendance include Kruger, Rufus/Dante, Arachne, Raich/Gurney, Orlando/Cincinnus, Tyrus, Nimrod/Elgar and Warbler – one or two here who haven’t previously ventured into S&B world!
All done except explanation for 5 down … are assi supports? ACROSS 1 (Print expert getting trophy working with page? Right) TYPOGRAPHER (TROPHY PAGE R)* 10 (Independent article about one man … Read more >>
Only done one Poins crossword before, so wasn’t sure quite what to expect. In the end it’s a mostly straightforward Sunday Indy. * indicates anagram. No obvious themes or ninas as we’ve come … Read more >>
Unusually with Everyman, there are one or two clues I can’t quite parse, and a couple of (for me) doubtful definitions. I found this tougher than usual for that reason. Across … Read more >>
A rather incomplete effort since I’m travelling sans Chambers and only have an hour in between flights. So… most of the bottom-right is undone and there are several wordplays left behind. All fixed … Read more >>
When I opened my paper and saw the name of one of my favourite setters on the puzzle, my heart leapt – only to plummet a few minutes later, before I had even … Read more >>
Bit of a quick last-minute post, so apologies for any typos or missed nuances. My first Phi blog, and I was a bit wary as I have enjoyed solving/attempting many difficult Independent cryptics and Inquisitors … Read more >>
I found this rather tougher than some of the recent offerings and even thought for some time that I might be forced to throw in the towel. In fact, there were two clues … Read more >>
A very nice puzzle today, smart clues and not too tough except for a brief struggle with the NE part of the grid. My favourites of the day: 9A, 7D, 20D Across 1 … Read more >>
The usual good puzzle from Raich. I found it a bit harder than usual, but no doubt that was because of my failure to recognise the theme, and the long answer in the … Read more >>
Very definitely plain sailing, and none the worse for that. Across 1. French town’s brochure revised? Good! (9) CHERBOURG Charade of CHERBOUR, an anagram (‘revised’) of ‘brochure’ + G (‘good’). 6. Make sense … Read more >>
“A game of two halves” best describes my experience today. Solved in a generally east-west direction, with the right-hand side providing early target practice while the left-hand side had me resorting more to … Read more >>
A very nice crossword from Shed, with some tough words / general knowledge, but all fairly clued. (I may not be able to make corrections until much later today, so apologies in advance … Read more >>