Never knowingly undersolved
Hmm. Quite hard, I thought, Kruger. Most clues contain a single letter misprint in their definitions. The correct letters, in clue order, give an oft-repeated line of a verse. The preceding line explains … Read more >>
Good test for a Tuesday. Some tricksy semi-&lits, a bit of wit, and a new word to me.
A themed puzzle from Qaos this morning.
Radian has set Tuesday’s puzzle. My enthusiasm for, and knowledge of Shakespeare is somewhat limited but I did manage to spot references to the soliloquy spoken by Gloucester in the play Richard … Read more >>
0920 Edit: The puzzle is now available on the Independent website. Due to its non-appearance on the Independent website today, Eimi has asked me to make the puzzle available on 15². A pdf … Read more >>
A combination of the puzzle being uploaded to the Indy site very late and my being out most of the day means the blog is somewhat later than usual.
1730 Edit: This puzzle is now available on the Independent website. Due to its non-appearance on the Independent website today, Eimi has asked me to make the puzzle available on 15². A pdf version … Read more >>
Definitely a trickier puzzle than we’ve become used to for a Monday!
Pan always gives us a thoughtfully crafted, sound as a pound puzzle, and today’s Bank Holiday offering is no exception. As always, if there is something that you’d like explaining in more detail, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27801.
The Observer crossword from April 14, 2019
After reading some of the comments in last week’s Everyman blog, I thought “let’s prepare myself for the worst”. But, actually, I thought this was a rather pleasant crossword.
Dutch made his debut as an setter for the Independent just over two years ago, but this is the first time we have bumped into each other on my blogging day. Fits the … Read more >>
It’s just a couple of weeks now to the Leicester Sloggers and Betters get-together in Leicester on May 4 [original announcement here],so it’s time to encourage waverers and to give some more details … Read more >>
A standard plain crossword. this week. I thought this was more difficult than many plain puzzles. Of course it didn’t help by putting in CHIPMUNK originally at 1 across, rather … Read more >>
Spring has sprung as they say, but for those who prefer an indoor puzzle to an outdoor pursuit, Klingsor provides the entertainment. A reasonably light workout so for those who combine the two, … Read more >>