Never knowingly undersolved
Like, I suspect, most solvers of the Listener, I usually get my fix by downloading a pdf of the puzzle online. On the rare occasions I’ve bought a dead-tree Times — manly on … Read more >>
Deuce has been setting Listener crosswords since 2019 and this will be his sixth.
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Thanks to Brockwell for today’s puzzle, my favourites were 2dn, 18dn, and 23dn.
Phi on Friday as usual.
Ringoe is a relatively new setter for the Indy – appearing roughly once a month – here is this month’s offering!
Peto is the compiler today.
Brendan has been showing up a lot lately, which I for one have no complaints about. All his usual ingenuity is on display here, though perhaps with rather more double definitions than some would like. Thanks to Brendan for the puzzle.
A quotation clockwise around the grid to deduce and its author. Then five letters to change leving real words. Extra letters from 11 consecutive clues give the last instruction. Not complicated for once.
Jeemz has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. It is the second puzzle by this compiler that I have blogged.
A fun start to the day from Io.
Elpenor sets this week’s IQ – is this a new setter or a joint effort by some of our regulars?
MEV challenges us in the Independent today.
I usually find Bobcat clever but accessible, but for some reason, I found myself struggling from start to finish on this one. The clues were fairly constructed, so I am not sure what the disconnect was.