Never knowingly undersolved
The Friday slot is Phi’s traditional home, and here he is again with his latest offering. I found this puzzle towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum. The grid is one that … Read more >>
Knut is an up-to-date setter I like the topicality of Knut’s puzzles and today’s offering is no exception. Many solvers will have been aware of the news stories describing the … Read more >>
I wish setting clues were as easy as Dac makes it seem. Apparently every word just conveniently happens to have a simple way of being broken up to make a convincing surface, although it’s probably more a case of ars est celare artem.
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One for beginners and those with very little time to spare. Having said that, it was still a pleasurable solve due to the generally good, and in places excellent, surfaces. . Across 1 Trim, … Read more >>
On checking I find that Hob has mainly contributed the Indy Saturday Prize puzzles, or a Thursday ‘hard one’. It’s Bank Holiday, of course, so perhaps the Ed thinks we have a bit … Read more >>
A rare outing from an excellent setter. I found this a pretty swift though still very enjoyable solve. Perhaps the only stumbling block was 9 down, which was an unfamiliar term. The wordplay … Read more >>
An enjoyable mix of references from Tyrus – ranging from classical mythology to Disney via the Book of Genesis, Ealing Studios, contemporary UK politics and the England cricket team – with a touch of … Read more >>
It’s Friday – it’s Phi with a fairly typical broadsheet puzzle. Even although it’s Phi I can’t see any obvious theme or message this week. Yes, there were a couple … Read more >>
A gentle one from Tees today; gentle at any rate compared with some of the problems he sets. All seemed to fit in quite pleasantly and straightforwardly, although I had some doubts about 8dn until I realised that a train service was transport, and I had to look up 15dn to learn that an impromptu is a speech.
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A definite sense of déjà vu on many occasions today, so much so that at one point I wondered if this was an old, recycled puzzle intended for the ‘i’ rather than the … Read more >>
Punk has produced today’s puzzle with something of a cricketing theme, perhaps to coincide with the end of this summer’s Ashes series this week. Rather oddly, the first clue that I solved is … Read more >>
Old style blog today as the Indy’s site just won’t work for me today. . Bits of this were a bit tricky, thanks Alchemi, can’t see any themes or Ninas but who knows, … Read more >>
I think we have a debut puzzle here from Lohengrin. There seem to have been a few new setters in the Indy of late, so well done to the Ed for encouraging new … Read more >>
A prize Nimrod – just the thought of it is enough to chill the blood, let alone if you have to blog it. If there are any errors or omissions you will … Read more >>
The usual very pleasing crossword from Phi, which I found a bit harder than usual, although as always everything was perfectly obvious after I had finished.