Never knowingly undersolved
I heard today that George Hill passed away on Monday August 8th. George was the “HI” part of Hihoba, a trio who used to solve The Inquisitor together. Although latterly George did it … Read more >>
I found this tricky, continually struggling to make progress. Got there in the end, I think! Thank you Aardvark.
Vlad sets the midweek challenge, with a fairly tough puzzle, which was very satisfying to finish. There are many fine clues, showing Vlad’s customary wit and ingenuity. My favourites were the two long … Read more >>
Bluth provides the Wednesday challenge this week.
Today’s Tuesday crossword by Filbert leaves us in no doubt as to the theme. Climate change – its cause (at 14), its (partial) remedy (at 3) and attitudes towards it (at 7, 15 … Read more >>
Thanks to FALCON for a solid puzzle.
A challenging solve today – favourites were 10ac, 2dn, 4dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle
Very enjoyable, thank you Azed.
It took me a bit longer to get started on this than usual for a Vulcan, but things eventually started to fall into place. I’m unsure about one definition, but no doubt will … Read more >>
A fine start to our week in the Indy with a puzzle from Gila. An excellent example of an approachable, entertaining cryptic for a serious daily weekday paper. Even though you can’t solve … Read more >>
Monday morning kicks off with a SLORMGORM…
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 5. Compostable items left in rubbish? (6) PLANTS : L(abbrev. for “left”) contained in(in) PANTS(informal term for rubbish/nonsense). 6. The French blunder? … Read more >>
Indy regular Skinny fills our Sunday slot. Your scheduled blogger Kitty is on her holidays so I’m standing in today.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3956.