Never knowingly undersolved
My first tussle with this setter, and a quite a tussle it was. I was shamefully slow out of the traps this morning, eventually completing the SE corner with hardly anything else showing. … Read more >>
A themed effort from Qaos this morning, My original preamble seems to have disappeared, so from memory… The theme of today’s puzzle is the author Stephen King, generally considered a horror writer, although … Read more >>
Gila is a setter whose puzzles appear every two months or so in the daily Independent series. Following on from the Nina offering advice to electors in the US Presidential … Read more >>
Anto divides his time these days (or the editor does it for him) between the Quiptic and the daily Grauniad cryptic. This was a fine example of the former, with some pleasing anagrams … Read more >>
Great start to the week from Moo. A very enjoyable solve. A few write ins, but mostly a neatly and cleverly clued puzzle. Required a bit of general knowledge to complete, but all … Read more >>
Alchemi is not a regular visitor to the Monday Indy slot, but he has turned up today with an intriguing puzzle for us. Maybe it’s because I only ever blog … Read more >>
I thought I might get the whole thing done in one pass, but ran out of steam with 5 to go mainly in the top left. Just as well really. When I got … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28280. A very quick solve, with a few quibbles. 11A held me up looking for a cryptic element, but I cannot find any. ACROSS 1 BITE THE … Read more >>
It’s the Peter and Pierre show this Sunday. At the risk of repeating myself, we are not related; as far as I know, we are not even the same sex. The IoS puzzle … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Oct 25, 2020 Enjoyable stuff again, although not squeaky-clean. Even a bit dotty because Everyman gives us no less than four clues-with-dots. Unfortunately, I don’t really see the need … Read more >>
A ‘jigsaw’ puzzle from Kite this month – with the pieces all needing a bit of additional work before entry…
Plenty of familiar words in here for me, but I didn’t find it much easier than the obscure offerings. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 CHLORDAN Something to zap bugs after hospital peer kept … Read more >>
This was a typically clever and amusing puzzle from Puck. I found some of the parsing here quite tricky to work out, but it was definitely satisfying to do so. Thanks, Puck! There’s … Read more >>
As October reaches its conclusion, a puzzle from Wire. A mini horror theme in the clues and some entries – marking Halloween, I suspect. Oh that the day itself was so understated. Was … Read more >>
Another week goes by and another Phi to solve. As we are now in a Tier 3 area, solving the latest crossword becomes even more of an event. Thanks Phi for the puzzle. … Read more >>