Never knowingly undersolved
Early July and the Serpent slithers a puzzle towards us. And enjoyably devious as one has grown to expect. Always refreshing. Clues of note in my opinion are 10ac and 20dn for their … Read more >>
Weekend puzzle from the FT of July 1, 2023
A nice fun puzzle from Paul with his usual mix of wit and cunning. It’s hard for me to assess how hard these are these days as I’m definitely getting less smart, but … Read more >>
Another fortnight, another Cyclops, and another mix of politicians and celebs (sub-lebs?) in Cyclops’ sights…although, thinking about it, how does a one-eyed giant use a gun-sight…surely binocular vision is de rigueur for that?…
It’s Friday – it’s Phiday.
A really tough challenge today from AARDVARK.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29116.
It’s Picaroon providing our entertainment (and how!) today. I shan’t be surprised if someone says (again), ‘How does he keep doing it?’. It would be easier and quicker to list the clues which … Read more >>
Today's FT puzzle comes to us courtesy of Bobcat.
Although I can see that a handful of his puzzles have already been published in the Indy, this is my first experience of blogging a puzzle by Quince, and what a treat it … Read more >>
Filbert is a setter whose work is appearing more rgaularly. I find Filbert’s puzzles quite testing, but satisfying when complete I think this puzzle is theme and message free. Most … Read more >>
Thanks to IO for this morning’s challenge!
Fun and tricky stuff – my favourites were 1ac, 17ac, 23ac, 26ac, and 10dn. Thanks Pasquale for the puzzle
Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…
(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)