Never knowingly undersolved
Kairos is not a setter that I have blogged very often. When I solved the puzzle I struggled quite a bit. When I came to write the blog I wondered … Read more >>
A nice start-the-week sort of crossword with lots of well written clues.
I found this a bit of a slog, but that could just be me. Daedalus has created a Father’s Day puzzle where every clue has a reference to ‘father’ in it, either … Read more >>
A tough-but-fair mental workout from Anax this Saturday… …two 3-linked-words clues at 6D and 18D, which either help or hinder, depending on how quickly you get them (not very quickly, in my case!), and … Read more >>
Another week, another Friday, another offering from Phi. We found this fairly straightforward apart from having to check 8 and 9 down. Joyce had vaguely heard of 8d and we both guessed … Read more >>
A very tricky (some might say diabolical) Nimrod today that stretched my solving ability to its limit. I didn’t expect to be blogging this one, otherwise I would have made notes during my … Read more >>
It’s Tees taking the Wednesday slot this week. Tees usually appears about one a month in the Independent. With Tees you know you are always going to get classical or … Read more >>
Poor old Serpent has got me again, not long after his last appearance. But from my point of view it’s a pleasure: very much on the tricky side but quite fair and a whole lot of very satisfactory clues.
A very pleasing puzzle from Vigo. Good surfaces, well-signposted clues, and a variety of subject matter. Just right to start the new week. And in addition, it’s a pangram. For those … Read more >>
Thanks Kairos for a crossword that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cut short promotion about game (8) ABRIDGED : AD(short for “advertisement”;promotional material) containing(about) BRIDGE(the card game). … Read more >>
We thought this was a bit of a toughie today from Tyrus The gateway clue at 16ac eluded us for some time, and even with some crossing letters we had to check … Read more >>
Phi has supplied the latest of his regular Friday puzzles for our delectation today. I found this to be a medium difficulty puzzle on the Phi spectrum. I struggled most in the SE … Read more >>
Hoskins has given us a puzzle today that I took a while to solve With hindsight I’m not sure why I took so long to solve this as the parsing … Read more >>
Hypnos and I haven’t met for ages and this pleasant simple crossword shows that he hasn’t lost anything. Nothing much to say really: just a whole lot of sound and very satisfactory clues. The Wednesday standard set by Dac is being maintained.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
We really enjoyed this Crosophile offering today. The theme became apparent early on, although at first we thought it was based on 1d-ic drinks until we realised that there are a lot … Read more >>