Never knowingly undersolved
Pan can always be relied on to give us a Quiptic that will provide a sound but enjoyable challenge to an improving solver. This is one of those. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Everyman’s recent form continues: a little rough in places, but a witty and enjoyable solve.
Not a good start for this one. Firstly it appeared a day late and then the initial pdf upload had the clue for 35ac missing. With 40% solved during my first quick pass … Read more >>
A carte blanche to blog this week. I always enjoy cartes blanches as I like the challenge of cold solving a few clues. We were told that the grid was … Read more >>
Interesting, but one clue I found much harder than the others. Thank you Tees.
Filbert is now established as a regular Saturday setter and must’ve claimed today in advance with a desire to come up a puzzle like this. It has a theme suitable for today’s main … Read more >>
Some tricky (and educational) stuff from Ifor this week, which kept me going right to the submission deadline… The preamble states that: “16 clues contain a thematic item as an extra word. The … Read more >>
Amusing and inventive I thought – Thanks Paul.
Turbolegs had to rush off to catch a flight before he had time to post his blog so he asked me to publish his parsing of the clues (but he didn’t send me … Read more >>
It’s Paul rounding off the week, with just the right amount of challenge and some witty surfaces, providing several smiles along the way. I enjoyed this – many thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
It’s Friday, so it’s a puzzle from Phi The grid contains the word THEME, but that’s the closest I get to a theme for the puzzle. There are a couple of … Read more >>
Serpent has become one of the most regular setters in the Indy so far as I can see, and who can object? As is customary this was a pleasant solve with some excellent … Read more >>
A nice mix of clues from Boatman today…
One for the adults?
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 17, 2019