Never knowingly undersolved
A puzzle from Filbert today, a setter that I often find difficult. Today was no exception and it took me a while to solve and parse everything to my satisfaction. … Read more >>
Mrs Merton used to invite her audience to join in a ‘heated debate’, and there are many angry debates in Parliament these days…what sort of CROSS DEBATE does Kcit have for us – let’s hope it isn’t in the comments below!
Our Wednesday challenge this week comes from Tees.
A fairly straightforward one today, with one obscure (to me) name helpfully clued. Thanks to Qaos. … and of course we have a theme, in this case words that go with GLASS: I … Read more >>
Great to see Monk in the Wednesday slot this morning.
The PINK combo delivers another centenary puzzle. Preamble: All across answers, including the unclued one, are modified identically; numbers in brackets refer to the spaces available. Except for the first and last, … Read more >>
As far as we can tell, Mog is a new setter for the Indy – this should be interesting!
Brummie is the Guardian's Tuesday inquisitor.
Thank you to Julius. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Take drugs, emaciated, drawn, shabby (3-5) DOG-EARED : [DO GEAR](take/use illegal drugs/gear) + “emaciated” minus all its inner letters (drawn/drained from). … Read more >>
We have a plain Azed puzzle this week, as is often the case mid month. I wonder how often Azed uses entries that appear under the same headword entry in … Read more >>
I've not seen Saladin before, so I'm not sure if it's a new compiler or it's a pseudonym used for a special purpose.
Another fine Quiptic from one of the more recent additions to the setting stable for this slot. Bravo/Brava to Chandler. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
ZAMORCA provides the fun this bank holiday Monday….
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29058.
The second in the FT’s new online-only Sunday series is the April edition of its monthly News Puzzle, brought to us by Basilisk. Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or via the FT’s smartphone app.