Never knowingly undersolved
Hell-oh all. I never thought that come the end of the world* we would be sitting around doing puzzles about it. Life is strange. A sobering but important month in the EV series … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 16, 2022
Another unusual grid from Gozo, all the across entries are 15 letters long. Thank you Gozo.
Another of Bluth’s regular Indy appearances: they’re always a fun challenge.
You can’t go wrong with Nutmeg, and this was a typically elegant and enjoyable example of her work: perhaps not as tricky as she can be. Thanks to Nutmeg. Across 1 STAR … Read more >>
Opsimath is making what seems like his annual summer appearance. Preamble: The wordplay in each across clue leads to the answer plus an extra letter, providing – in clue order – a … Read more >>
Thank you to Guy. Some nice surfaces here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Submarine that’s German and Irish and American (8) UNDERSEA : UND(German for “and”) + ERSE(the Irish Gaelic … Read more >>
One of Atrica’s rare appearances today.
Vlad is the setter of today’s Guardian puzzle.
Some more interesting words to learn. Thank you Azed.
Matilda appears comparatively infrequently as our Quiptic setter, but I always enjoy solving and blogging her puzzles. This one had a good variety of clue types, with some less common constructions – but … Read more >>
A witty challenge from Steerpike – very enjoyable and well worth the perseverance.
Hoskins starts the Indy week for us. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Restive … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28818.