Never knowingly undersolved
Radian has given us a puzzle today with mainly common words or phrases in the grid There seems to be a monetary or financial theme in the grid with entries such … Read more >>
I had in my mind that I had blogged one of Vigo’s previous puzzles in the Indy, but it turns out that I haven’t. So this is our first date. On the whole, … Read more >>
Peter’s second puzzle for the Sindy, and for the second time it falls to me to solve and blog it. No sweat – it was a good puzzle with some pleasing surfaces and … Read more >>
I’ve read that some find Nestor to be at the easier end of the Saturday Independent spectrum, though I’m not sure that I’ve always agreed. There was some lovely stuff in here either … Read more >>
Phi-day again and another enjoyable puzzle to end the week. We found one or two clues slightly more ‘clunky’ than we have come to expect from Phi, but that didn’t unduly spoil the … Read more >>
It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle set by Klingsor. I normally struggle to complete his puzzles, but today, perhaps because of the pressure of … Read more >>
Dac has again given us the usual style and content of puzzle that we expect on a Wednesday. I think all the entries in today’s puzzle would be fairly well … Read more >>
Most of this Lohengrin crossword is fine; indeed I suspect more than most of it is fine, but I’m bewildered by one or two of the clues, as I make clear I hope in the blog. There were some imaginative anagram and inclusion indicators — nothing wrong so far as I can see, simply unusual.
Relative new boy Hoskins returns with a bit of sauce…
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable one from Raich, to … Read more >>
The boss giving himself a Saturday outing today, with a puzzle that had me slapping answers in at a great rate. 1 down, 9 across went in with hardly any thought. Of course … Read more >>
It is Friday and the compiling slot is occupied by Phi, as one might expect. I found this one moderately difficult, in that I didn’t sail through it but nor did it give … Read more >>
I think this is an Independent daily debut for Serpent today. Serpent has appeared twice in the Inquisitor series where I enjoyed blogging his puzzle with a Cluedo theme. I … Read more >>
For some time this week I have been struggling to produce anything like a half-decent clue in a certain clue-setting competition. Yet Quixote, who sets several crosswords weekly, produces smooth and efficient clues that certainly look as if they are written easily. There is seldom any strain or ‘well, I’m not sure I’d have done that …’ at any point.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
A novel theme to today’s puzzle from Scorpion – one with which we are all probably familiar without really knowing why. What is it about 17ac that makes it a measure for the size … Read more >>