Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks Paul for an enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 A 20, exceptionally rare (9) PRICELESS : Double defn: 1st: Hilarious;a scream, answer to 20 down. 10 Bound to … Read more >>
I didn’t know I was going to be covering this puzzle when I solved it 8 days ago, had I done I would have made some notes at the time. However, coming back … Read more >>
I struggled with this but got there in the end.
Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us last week. We missed blogging Harry’s offering, but were glad we didn’t have to. Internet access was dodgy and we had very little time … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27546.
Northern Lights by Phi Orthernay Ightslay ybay Iphay The unclued entries (none of which is a word) can be converted to a list of names with something in common by the application of … Read more >>
Good fun for a Tuesday, simple enough but with a few pleasantly laboured jokes thrown in.
A gem of a puzzle from Nutmeg, sparkling with her customary wit and elegance. I found the level of challenge just right, with some of the definitions deftly hidden under flawless … Read more >>
Serpent has set today’s puzzle. It’s Tuesday, so I wonder if there’ll be a Nina or theme … I found this to be towards the tougher end of the Indy spectrum and it … Read more >>
A gentle start to the week from Armonie.
A gentler start to this week, with favourites 15ac and 18dn. Thanks to Chifonie
A well-crafted and relatively straightforward puzzle from Vigo to get the Indy week started. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
Thanks Carpathian for an enjoyable start to the week. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Pocket found in short jeans, perhaps (7) TROUSER : “trousers”(an example of which are;perhaps “jeans”) minus … Read more >>
A relatively quick solve – for your correspondent at least – with this fortnight’s Cyclops…but plenty to enjoy along the way… 8A was a bit of a write-in first up – clever surface … Read more >>
An unfamiliar name for me, and a trawl of the 152 archives suggests this to be a debut from Loglady, in which case welcome! We can never rule out an established setter in … Read more >>