Never knowingly undersolved
A highly enjoyable themed puzzle from Picaroon to cheer an unexpectedly (here, anywhere) snowy morning last Saturday. A quick scan of the clues, before settling down to solve, having revealed that 23ac (‘each … Read more >>
Our regular Phiday challenge.
I liked this a lot, a very fun and challenging solve – many favourites including 12ac, 22ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 6dn, and 20dn. Many thanks to Vlad.
A fun and witty offering from JULIUS today.
Tyrus fills the Thursday slot this week.
I’ll never be Anto’s greatest fan, but this was competently done, albeit with a few iffy moments, and I’m irritated by the misspelling at 26a. Thanks to Anto. Across 1 FADDISH Trendy … Read more >>
Buccaneer provides today's FT fun.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 20, 2021
The preamble
“Three of the unclued perimeter entries each contain one or more thematic members of a group which is celebrating the centenary of its QUEST this year. The fourth perimeter entry reveals (in the country’s language) where the group first met. Eight clues contain an extra word; solvers should extract two consecutive letters from these words, which, read in clue order, will give a reaction (in English) to this first meeting . Solvers must write this reaction under the grid and highlight two parallel chains of cells (15 in total) which reveal the source of the QUEST. Unchecked perimeter letters could spell HALF HELD REGRETS and BOO; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Tees has provided this week’s mid-week puzzle, the second of his puzzles that I have blogged in less than week. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, although I needed to cheat to complete it: … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Gozo today. An enjoyable puzzle, but not an easy one to fully complete.
The Don takes a turn today.
Mostly straightforward but with few thorns among the write-ins…
Fabulous puzzle from the eXternal/Serpent duo. Complex rubric: In 13 down clues, a letter has been omitted wherever it occurs and must be reinstated before solving the clue. These letters spell out the … Read more >>
A puzzle from Wiglaf today. Tuesday is usually theme day in the Independent series, but I can’t see anything in the grid that fits the bill. Perhaps Eimi’s puzzle yesterday hijacked … Read more >>