Never knowingly undersolved
A straightforwardly enjoyable puzzle from Vulcan – just right for the beginning of a busy week. My favourites were 5ac HUSBAND, 15ac BUSHINESS, 18ac MACON, 26ac ALIGNED, 5dn HASTE, 8dn DITHERS and 20dn … Read more >>
It’s not unknown for Tees to provide the Monday puzzle in the Independent. He is on his usual good form with this offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
This is the time of year where holidays come into play and bloggers turn up in unexpected places. This is the first Quiptic I have blogged and I enjoyed doing … Read more >>
This week starts off with ARTLEXEN ARTEXLEN ….
Over 200 puzzles now since our ‘new’ Everyman took over the reins of this long-standing puzzle. I think he produces a cryptic every week that fits the bill – this one was certainly … Read more >>
Thank you to Shabbo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Nice here in secretive island (6) SICILY : ICI(“here” in the language of Nice, France) contained in(in) SLY(secretive/sneaky). Defn: … in … Read more >>
Serpent slides into today’s Saturday slot with some sort of slippery puzzle. Certainly slippery for me. Several clues had me foxed for a long time. And there are still a few for which … Read more >>
A themed puzzle for this week’s Prize.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 10, 2022
It is Friday today and it falls to Phi once again to complete this latest cycle of mid-week puzzles. I apologise for the late posting, the product of a hectic pre-Christmas schedule at … Read more >>
It’s Paul (but a rather different Paul) rounding off the weekday challenges with an interesting themed puzzle. The solve was straightforward enough – and the wizard theme at 7dn was clear, using both … Read more >>
A mixed bag from LEONIDAS this Friday.
Found this very tough and slow to solve. Lots of favourites once I’d sorted it all out, including 18ac, 22ac, 26ac, 4dn, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Imogen for today’s challenge.
Bobcat’s turn to warm up this morning.
We have a puzzle from Dutch I think there is a slight political theme in the clues with reference to Liz Truss, French mismanagement, trickle-down [economics], Tory U-turn. Possibly gagging … Read more >>