Never knowingly undersolved
Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th October 2026 I’m pleased to announce that the York Sloggers & Betters event is once again scheduled for “Clock Weekend”, allowing everyone an extra hour to recover from Friday and … Read more >>
As the south scorches and the north gets comfortably warm Dalibor provides a Saturday puzzle. Oh and the world cup continues at anti scocial hours played in strange atmospheres. Some complex clue constructions … Read more >>
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
This puzzle is clearly intended as a tribute to someone (perhaps a dog) who is no longer with us
Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database tells me that this will be Aedites’ 29th Listener crossword.
A wicked challenge from NEO today !
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot, bringing this sweltering week’s suite of mid-week puzzles to an end.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/30043.
Paul’s back, just a week after his last appearance.
Gurney is this morning’s setter.
Umpire is an infrequent setter of Independent puzzles. There were four in 2025 and three in 2024. Until today, there has only been one previous puzzle from Umpire in 2026. Umpire has included … Read more >>
I think I’d rather be put IN THE DOCK by Karla than Kafka…but after a quick-ish start this turned out to be a bit of a ‘Trial‘…
A fun solve – my favourites were 10ac, 11ac, and 12ac. Many thanks to Brummie.
Good to see Kairos again; it’s a while since he lined up with my blog schedule.
A great way to start the day.
Thank you to Gaff. Definitions are underlined in the clues.