Never knowingly undersolved
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here. Hi everyone. On this setter’s previous appearance a month ago I predicted it wouldn’t be my last Ringoe puzzle, and here we … Read more >>
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
A fun solve as ever, and one I managed by myself this time!
I’m standing in for Bridgesong this week, as he takes some well-earned R&R – and after last week’s exertions with Enigmatist, we have a Pangakupu (which is, fittingly*, Maori for ‘word puzzle’…)
An interesting challenge from ARRIETTY.
Smudge’s last Listener “The Green Grass Don” (4863) was about the rather wonderful Mad Gardener’s Song. Now we have eponymous Smudge. ¿Qué? as Manuel might have said…
Phi’s latest puzzle leads us relatively gently into the weekend.
A satisfying puzzle, with some easier clues to get things moving, but some stings in the tail with the less-familiar words that are a trademark of this setter. Thanks to Pasquale.
We have Mog’s monthly Independent appearance today.
Steerpike is this morning’s setter.
A ‘MAGIC SQUARE’ from Kcit this week – maybe blurring the boundaries between word puzzles and number puzzles, and a bit of a jigsaw puzzle as well!
After a glitch this morning, we have a BOBCAT puzzle, which is a nice surprise for a Wednesday!
Our regular (every other week, usually) Wednesday setter. The original puzzle is at https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20260916.
This morning’s Guardian Cryptic comes from Dice and can be found here