Never knowingly undersolved
It is clear from the various themes in his previous puzzles, and his comments on this site, where Hoskins interests lie and in this offering he seems to have included most, if not … Read more >>
Only one error (and that only the numbering of a clue) in a plain Azed this week.
Another uncontroversial, entry-level puzzle from Everyman. A bit one-dimensional, as I’ve said before; but one-dimensional is what you want when you’re a beginner or near-beginner, because that’s who the Everyman is aimed at. … Read more >>
An Azed competition puzzle this week – one of his ‘Right and Left’ offerings where each written clue is formed of two clues side by side without telling you which yields an answer in … Read more >>
A witty and educational puzzle from Shed with just the right degree of difficulty for a prize.
I haven’t blogged a Tyrus for quite some time, I think, and this was good fun. After a brisk start I became a bit stuck in the lower right corner, and had to … Read more >>
Jago has primarily been a Listener setter, with puzzles going back to 1975. He has also had one Inquisitor two years ago and one EV about twelve years back. No clueing gimmicks from … Read more >>
I found this tough going from Julius. Thanks to setter for an extra-large serving of humble pie.
Today is Friday and thus Phi-day for the Indy crossword. I found this one towards the tougher end of the Phi spectrum and had to chip away at it for longer than I … Read more >>
Found this quite tricky…
My third Paul in a row as he marches through the week, and after a couple of slightly sub-par efforts he is back on form here. I particularly liked the two silly homphones, … Read more >>
Anyone for doubles?
Serpent provides the challenge today. Every across entry has at least one B and the unchecked letters in the middle row spell out GOODBYE. Perhaps Serpent will drop in to … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 4, 2017