Never knowingly undersolved
It’s always a treat to land a Picaroon puzzle to blog but especially a Saturday Prize (and I was also lucky to find his name just five days later on my Thursday blog!) … Read more >>
Weekend puzzle from the FT of March 18, 2023
You haven’t fallen asleep and woken up on Monday. From now on the Eye blog will now appear on Saturday. One of those that I thought was going to be a doddle, then … Read more >>
Phiday fun from our regular setter.
Zamorca dishes out a fun challenge this Friday.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29026.
It was a pleasant surprise to see Picaroon’s name this morning, so soon after his Prize puzzle last Saturday. This wasn’t Picaroon at his most difficult but none the less enjoyable for … Read more >>
Bluebird provides the Thursday challenge this week – we think this is his or her 7th Indy puzzle and the 2nd that we have had the pleasure of blogging.
One answer in each row loses a letter to go to the right hand column and extra letters in all down clues to be removed. These spell three names and then an AIRCON … Read more >>
Goliath is today's FT setter.
Eccles has supplied this week’s Wednesday challenge. For me, this puzzle was pitched at exactly the right level for a working day. It offered entertainment and an appropriate amount of head-scratching, not least … Read more >>
Great fun from Chalmie this morning.
Found this a very tough solve overall despite some more straightforward clues. Favourites included 10ac, 16ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Vlad
This week finds Phi in a playful mood. In some across clues the wordplay leads to the answer with an extra letter, in order spelling two surnames. Two others come from down clues … Read more >>
This seemed quite impenetrable at first, and didn’t get much easier even with some answers entered. But I think I managed to work it all out in the end. Thanks to Imogen. (Please … Read more >>