Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Pangakupu. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Local installation always needing power during strike (4,4) BEER PUMP : [ E’ER(a poetic contraction of “ever”/always) plus(needing) P(symbol for “power” … Read more >>
Filbert provides our cruciverbal challenge today.
Eccles has filled the mid-week slot with his latest creation today. I found this to be a middle-difficulty puzzle, with a good measure of (toilet) humour and high entertainment value. I think that … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle from Monk this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29192.
How it started: How it’s going: The final grid pattern has 180-degree symmetry, but clue answers will leave three symmetrically placed blocks of cells on three rows empty. The blocks are the same … Read more >>
It’s so good to see Arachne’s name again – here’s hoping that we’ll be seeing much more of her now. There’s all the usual wit and elegance on show here, with some excellent … Read more >>
Hoskins fills the Tuesday Independent cryptic slot this week. This being theme day, I looked first of all for albums by PRINCE in the grid but had no success. A … Read more >>
I think I have come up with a plausible parsing for the solutions in this offering from Bradman, but as always, I look forward to the comments.
S&B York 2023 – Friday 27th & Saturday 28th October 2023 – IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi again, everyone. Four weeks to go! We’re now at the stage where I need to liaise with the … Read more >>
FALCON provides this morning's entertainment…
Gila gets us going with as mild as they used to be Monday puzzle
Good morning, Quiptic crossworders. As of around 7:00am UK time, the Guardian Quiptic 1,246 is not available to blog: the site is still offering Carpathian’s puzzle from last week. Which is not … Read more >>
An enjoyable solve – I especially liked 6ac, 3dn, 19dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Carpathian.
The monthly geographically themed puzzle, this time set for us by Sleuth. Solve it on the FT website or via the smartphone app.