Never knowingly undersolved
HolyGhost An Inquisitor puzzle from Kruger, who is now closing in on Lato and Loda as the third most prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles since the rebranding 10 years ago. Preamble: This puzzle … Read more >>
Puzzles 1472 – 1523
Ifor is becoming (has become?) quite a regular. Preamble: Before solving, each Down clue must be made smaller by a single letter; the surface reading usually suffers. Reading these letters in correct … Read more >>
By ’Eck, ’e’s back for the first time since NY 2014. Preamble: The grid consists of two crosswords with a common theme. Clues are presented in non-overlapping pairs; either clue appearing first. … Read more >>
Base – a new setter enters the fold. Preamble: Half of the 32 clues are normal. Two characters (to be written below the grid) together connect the 4 unclued perimeter entries and … Read more >>
Schadenfreude seems to be appearing about every other month this year. Preamble: 13 clues each have a misprint in the definition. The correct letters can be arranged to form the phrase to … Read more >>
An Inquisitor puzzle from Quixote for the first time in 6 years. Preamble: Across clues and answers are normal. Type 1 Down clues have an extra letter added to the wordplay; their … Read more >>
Haven’t seen Poat for a long time – early last year in fact. (And that after a break of 6 years.) Preamble: Wordplay in eight clues leads to the answer (which is … Read more >>
An Eclogue puzzle – something to look forward to. Preamble: In clue order, corrections to definition misprints give a quotation completed by the thematic puzzle title. The name of the work from … Read more >>
It’s not that long ago that I blogged a Schadenfreude puzzle – remember Lucy? Preamble: The four unclued entries are synonymous. Corrections to single-letter misprints in the definition part of each clue … Read more >>
Before we start, a brief message from the editor: Hi all, sorry for hijacking the thread. Just to say … 14 across in Samuel’s IQ1437 puzzle, published last Saturday, omitted the word … Read more >>
Back to normal (I hope). After last week’s monster, and the confused endgame after a tough solve the week before, a puzzle from Schadenfreude – always firm but fair – is a welcome … Read more >>
A long & seemingly complicated preamble for this puzzle from Phi, his second of the year. (No offence was intended when I omitted to count the ones he set prior to the renaming … Read more >>
By my reckoning, Inquisitor 1431 will appear on Easter Saturday in the final print edition of the Independent – kenmac is scheduled to do the honours with the blog. To support the case … Read more >>
The second puzzle of the year, and another prolific IQ setter – Phi, current runner-up to Sch … you know who. Preamble: Apart from 1ac and 18 (normal), each clue is actually … Read more >>