Never knowingly undersolved
… and you have a name badge from last year (or another occasion), could you bring it, please. You can get an updated insert for it. Thanks!
The fifteensquared website shows that this is Ifor’s 53rd Inquisitor puzzle since he first appeared in February 2011. Ifor varies his themes, which are often associated with lesser known subjects, so there is always a chance to learn new facts.
Hoskins today with his usual hints of naughtiness scattered across the clues.
An interesting mix of some very easy clues and some that were a lot chewier, and a word that was new to me. Thanks to Pangakupu.
I was really struggling with today’s challenge from Peto until I was nearly three-quarters done, when the remaining solutions seemed to fall into place all at once. I found the clues quite good overall.
A new chapter …
MUDD kicks off the week…
I thought I'd seen Hubble before but I can't find any previous puzzles on 225 which have appeared under that name, so maybe this is a new compiler.
Vulcan kicks off the week for us.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 18, 2025
All the usual trademarks present in this week’s Everyman, accompanied by an apology from me for a slightly late blog.
Pasquale is on double duty this weekend having set both the Quick Cryptic and the Quiptic …
I continue to find Gemelo quite a challenge, and I think this was one of the hardest yet, with several clues taking me a while to parse even after I was confident of … Read more >>
No flowery prose from me today: in the middle of a house move, so technically now ex-LeedsClimber!
Thank you, Umpire for the grid