Never knowingly undersolved
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A relatively easy and nice puzzle (until the LOI). Thanks to Crucible. Definitions are … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 25, 2016
This must be Gurney’s debut for the Prize spot.
Not very difficult but smoothly clued as we may expect from this setter (aka Raich, at the Indy).
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 23, 2016 I found this puzzle interestingly different from the typical Mudd. My clue of the week is 17a (THESAURI) and I also applaud 9a … Read more >>
A tough puzzle. As the minutes ticked by I was worried that my attempt to solve and blog this might turn out an embarrassing failure, but in the end there is only one that I can’t fully explain. Thank you Loroso. Enjoyable in retrospect!
Today saw my monthly blogging encounter with Dac. I found this one to be towards the easier end of the spectrum in terms of difficulty and made rather speedy progress through it. I … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26797.
An ingenious and straightforward puzzle from Eclogue this week, completed in one session before midday on Saturday. The definition in each clue has overlooked a letter. In clue order, these letters provide the … Read more >>
I’m always pleased to find Nutmeg’s name on a puzzle, especially when I’m blogging because, even when there’s a bit of a challenge, I know I can completely trust the integrity of the … Read more >>
Move along, nothing to see here…
Eimi spends more time as editor of Independent crosswords during the week than he does as a compiler. He sometimes appears though on special occasions This crossword has a clear … Read more >>
Bonjour. Thank goodness January is over. Slightly terse blog this morning, because I’m on a bit of a mission with work commitments. But good stuff from Moley – what did you think? … Read more >>
A good, moderately challenging puzzle with some clues that required a bit of effort to parse. I liked 7 down for the neat double use of drink. 8 down could be considered quite … Read more >>
Thanks Rufus for a very enjoyable start to the week. Favourites 10ac, 25ac, and 14dn
We’re back to a relatively easy Eye crossword this time. Scrunch in the answers but this had far from crunchy clues. This was filled-in in short order with only a handful of answers … Read more >>
An Azed plain puzzle this week I got a surprisingly long way through this before reaching for Chambers, so either I’m getting better or the clues were slightly easier this … Read more >>