Never knowingly undersolved
This excellent offering from Anglio gave me much trouble, although there are not really any clues that now are incomprehensible. Which is not to say that my explanations will be the correct ones.
Definitions underlined, in maroon I hope. Anagram indicators in italics.
Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us last week. We missed blogging Harry’s offering, but were glad we didn’t have to. Internet access was dodgy and we had very little time … Read more >>
Serpent has set today’s puzzle. It’s Tuesday, so I wonder if there’ll be a Nina or theme … I found this to be towards the tougher end of the Indy spectrum and it … Read more >>
A well-crafted and relatively straightforward puzzle from Vigo to get the Indy week started. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
An unfamiliar name for me, and a trawl of the 152 archives suggests this to be a debut from Loglady, in which case welcome! We can never rule out an established setter in … Read more >>
It looks like I’ve previously covered just one Wiglaf puzzle, and apparently found it tough going. Perhaps feeling a little daunted, then, I made a slow start this time, but patiently picked off … Read more >>
One of Phi’s more intractable puzzles, it seemed to me. The difficulty with his clueing, even though it is almost universally sound, excellent and imaginative, is that — as Carol Vorderman used to say on Countdown with respect to the numbers games when a contestant chose four large numbers — there are so many ways to go. The clues, although simple enough after the event, often have many possiblities. No doubt this is deliberate. It certainly is more fun than those clues where you say ‘well it must be that, but …’
Definitions underlined, in maroon [I must have done something wrong since they’re not in maroon. Never mind]. Anagram indicators in italics.
Bertandjoyce are somewhere along Hadrian’s Wall at the moment so I have the opportunity to cover a Hoskins puzzle. There was one of his trademarks, ‘Her Maj’, as part of the wordplay in … Read more >>
Dutch is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, offering me a rare opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. This appears to be something of a custom-made grid, certainly not one that I have … Read more >>
A rather basic blog this week I’m afraid because of a bit of idiocy on my part meaning I don’t have access to anything other than an Ipad for a few days. Apologies for any typos that remain.
Blogs will be back to normal next week.
Once again I get a Teaser to solve for you. Apologies for missing a few blogs recently to Gaufrid.
For the second month in a row, it’s the Peter and Pierre show. To repeat: we are not related; we are not the same person; only one of us has a Y chromosome … Read more >>
I don’t think I’ve ever attempted a Serpent puzzle that disappointed. This one certainly didn’t. Sometimes I look at a blog I’ve done after it’s published and think: Cor blimey. That doesn’t give … Read more >>
Phi-day again and another well-crafted puzzle from our regular setter. We have failed to spot Phi’s themes over the past few weeks (well, they have been a trifle obscure), but we were … Read more >>
Klingsor has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, as he often does on a Thursday. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be of medium difficultly and very high in the entertainment stakes. … Read more >>