Never knowingly undersolved
A sound Quiptic from Hectence, with one or two trickier clues that less experienced solvers might have needed some crossers for. But isn’t that how most crosswords work – get a foothold and … Read more >>
Always a pleasure to solve and blog a Knut puzzle. A wide range of interesting references, with some politicians (natch), the natural world, some bands, authors, directors and actors. All life is here. … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Apr 11, 2021
Good fun from Everyman.
Another treat for word lovers. Thank you Azed.
A nice straight-forward solve from Tyrus today…or is there more than meets the eye?…
Top quality stuff from Paul, as usual. I got very stuck on this for reasons that I don’t really see in retrospect, so I’m curious about how tricky other people found it! Across … Read more >>
A pleasant challenge from WANDERER today, to end the work week. Thanks WANDERER.
Thank you to Paul for this themed puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. “22” refers to (Lewis) Carroll, answer to 22 across. Across 1. On blacklist, a so-called piece of music, creation … Read more >>
It’s the end of another week and once again Phi sets us a puzzle to solve.
Tees has provide some intellectual gymnastics for us all this Thursday. I found this to be at the difficult end of the Indy spectrum, and I solved only one clue (26) when I … Read more >>
A deliberately inaccessible preamble this week. I do tend to ignore them until I’ve at least read all the clues – so right up my street. I do think this was solvable without … Read more >>
Moo makes another appearance in the FT this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28420.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3, 2021 Julius marks the Easter Weekend with an Alphabetical. Here is the completed grid: Thanks to Julius for setting it and an acknowledgement to … Read more >>
Another fine puzzle from Monk. Not an easy one, but well worth the effort for those who like a challenge. Thank you Monk.