Never knowingly undersolved
Bluebird – a new setter to blog as June begins. And very enjoyable I found this – around the medium level of difficulty I would say. As to clues: Both 9ac and 26ac … Read more >>
Weekend puzzle of 27 May
Another bank holiday special Jumbo from the FT, this time by Rosa Klebb. What a treat!
A very challenging themed puzzle from Paul this week.
A fun challenge from VELIA today.
It’s Phi-day today, so no surprise to find his latest puzzle in store for us. What has surprised me, however, is my inability to parse two of today’s clues, which is unusual for … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29086.
Dave Morton (Big Dave) – RIP I heard today that Big Dave passed away on Wednesday. I met Dave a few times at S&B dos but I remember the first time I met … Read more >>
It’s Brummie providing our puzzle this morning. I found this pretty straightforward, with a number of simple charades and anagrams and a helpful indication of a ‘lift and separate’ clue at 5dn. … Read more >>
Aardvark is the setter of today’s FT puzzle.
Rodriguez is becoming a fairly regular setter in the Independent weekday series. The puzzles are carefully constructed with clues that make you think quite hard The clues have well disguised … Read more >>
I think this is Check’s third EV (plus a couple of Inquisitors, that I can see on this site), but only the second I’ve managed to complete, and the first I have had the pleasure to blog…
A tricky solve with some tough parsing – my favourites were 5ac, 22ac, 25ac, 5dn, 7dn, and 23dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle
Eccles makes his familiar appearance on a Wednesday.
Good to see Monk back in the Wednesday morning slot.