Never knowingly undersolved
Alchemi gives us a topical offering today. Unless you have been hiding away in some CATACOMBS [25 across] for months, nay years, you will be aware that the American Presidential … Read more >>
A lovely crisp sunny morning to do a crossword
Daedalus and I bump into one another again on a Sunday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>
Oh cripes, it’s Nimrod again. This time I managed two and a half answers before reaching for internet-based help, and perhaps a couple more before dissecting the Crossword Compiler data file for pointers. … Read more >>
Will there, won’t there be a theme to Phi’s offering this week? Actually yes, four of Will’s characters from Shakespeare’s play (in the nina across the bottom row) appear in the grid (in … Read more >>
This Thursday morning has seen my first blogging encounter with Serpent, who appears to be a fairly new supplier of Indy daily cryptics. For me, this was an enjoyable puzzle pitched at exactly … Read more >>
This is a puzzle with allusions common to many previous Tees puzzles. Tees likes his classics, history and mythology and the clues in today’s puzzle makes reference to characters or incidents … Read more >>
This crossword from Raich is to the usual high standard that we have come to expect from him. All the clues seem to me to be neat and uncontroversial with good surfaces, and the theme is something you don’t really need to know in order to solve the crossword, which is as it should be.
Raich always seems to appear on Tuesdays, which I find a little hard to understand. I wouldn’t say this was a doddle, but it was much easier fare than the sort of stuff we often get on a Tuesday, a day which sometimes competes with Thursday for the title of ‘most difficult day’.
Peter is another fairly new setter for the Indy. The style seems similar to Dac with generally straightforward clues and polished surfaces.
Not so easy for a Sunday puzzle. Thanks to Poins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Get former pupil to exercise right away (6) OBTAIN : OB(abbrev. for “old boy”;a former pupil … Read more >>
The blogging cycle turned and delivered me Tyrus again which was great because I knew I would enjoy it, and also have a chance of completing it without causing too much grief. If … Read more >>
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. Personally speaking, I found this towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum and didn’t come unstuck with a handful of clues at the end, … Read more >>
Hob has given us a topical puzzle. For those who like the topic this puzzle will be enjoyable. For those who don’t like the topic this may have been a … Read more >>
For some reason I found this unusually hard for a Dac, but the trademark qualities are still all there — just as good as ever. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be slightly fewer clues than normal involving anagrams. I don’t know.
Definitions underlined.
We’re not giving anything away in the preamble when we state that there was an Olympian theme to the puzzle today. We may be missing something but the chosen Olympians seem to … Read more >>