Never knowingly undersolved
My colleague John introduced last week’s blog with the sentiment that the puzzle there was one of the best Everyman offerings that he’d had on his watch. I thought this one continued in … Read more >>
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Develop complex (9) ELABORATE : Double defn: 1st: To add more detail to, say, a theory, policy, or basic story line; … Read more >>
Methuselah seems to be a new Indy setter on the block – with a few Indy and IOS puzzles blogged on this site since about April this year…although with a name like that, you’d have thought they’d been around for ages!
It’s Brendan, so there must be a theme – but not in the usual way.
Phi is to be found this week in his usual Friday slot. Before going any further, let me apologise for the late posting, due to an unexpectedly manic day at the office. The … Read more >>
I just had a surprise – the Christmas issue of Private Eye dropped through the letterbox today, Friday. I hadn’t noticed last issue covered only for 1 week (and a bit) not the … Read more >>
Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Going on record, account penned by non-drinkers is woolly stuff (6) ALPACA : [ LP(abbrev. for “long playing record” of music … Read more >>
I found this BRADMAN offering a real tough nut to crack. Most of the right half of the grid went in quickly but from thereon, it was a slow trudge. Thanks Bradman for the treat.
Steerpike’s fourth FT offering
I always enjoy a Klingsor puzzle I liked this one particularly because of the intricate wordplay in some clues. There are a number of parsings when I have had to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28630.
Hello everyone. It’s always good to see a Chalicea puzzle. The preamble to this one reads: The slightly adapted statement at 1a, 42, six words expressing the speaker’s FEAR, was made at … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 4, 2021
Phew! This is a cracking puzzle, but I was left staring at a half empty grid for ages. Fortunately things finally fell into place, but for a long while I thought I was going to have to admit failure and ask you all for help. Thank you Io for a seriously taxing workout.
Imogen fills the mid-week slot, with a generally straightforward puzzle … … apart from a couple of (for me) unknown words at 15 and 17dn, gettable from the clues. The perimeter clues were … Read more >>