Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Enigmatist. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The special instruction says: “Clues supply tips associated with 5 down 23 across” The first letters/tips of the clues give “FIND RACING’S DREAM COUPLE … Read more >>
Phi gives us a very accessible puzzle today, with a theme that we don’t have to search for.
A fun puzzle from BRADMAN this Friday morning. A couple of words that were new to me but the immaculate cluing helped a speedy solve. Thanks BRADMAN!
Tyrus has given us plenty to get our teeth into this Thursday. I found this to be towards the tougher end of the Indy spectrum in terms of difficulty. There was quite a … Read more >>
See if you can spy the theme.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27942.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 21, 2019
Another great puzzle from Monk…
A real treat from Arachne this morning, sparkling as ever with ingenuity, wit and wonderful surfaces. As usual, there are far too many favourites to list, so I’ll leave that to you. Many … Read more >>
Eccles is now a Wednesday regular in the Independent series and you know that you will invariably get a message- and theme-free crossword with grid entries that are derived from an accessible vocabulary. … Read more >>
Stuball is a new name in the list of Inquisitor setters, so we didn’t know what to expect this week. The preamble was on the shorter side of average and stated … Read more >>
Challenging and clever, with some tricky parsing and a couple of obscure words that slowed me down towards the end. Favourites were 10/11ac, 14ac, 1dn, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.
A brisk trot through the forest to beat the The Witch of the Woods today. But there’s an interesting diversion on the way…
Punk knows well how to adjust his difficulty, because when he becomes Mudd in the FT he is more accessible whereas in his Indy form he is often rather difficult, as here. But no complaints: there were as you’d expect plenty of good clues and it was evidently all sound. My occasional failures of understanding will I trust be explained.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Thanks to Pan for our Monday morning wake-up exercise. (And hello to any Quiptic regulars who haven’t met me; I’ve been a Fifteensquared blogger for a while but haven’t done the Quiptic until now.)