Never knowingly undersolved
The Independent on Sunday puzzle has historically been one that is reasonably accessible, but I found this one to be chewy in many areas, particularly when it came to the parsing. Mebbes just … Read more >>
Eccles on a Saturday!!?
It’s another Phi-day!
Bluth is occupying the Thursday spot this week, treating us to another of his highly entertaining puzzles. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, finding it perhaps less taxing than some of his earlier offerings. … Read more >>
Filbert on Wednesday 2 weeks running? Was expecting Eccles to be honest, not a complaint, just surprised.
Grecian provides our Tuesday entertainment.
RIP – Richard Rogan See The Times Obituary (free for the weekend) by clicking here. I am very sad to share with you the news that the Times crossword editor Richard Rogan has … Read more >>
A topical politically themed puzzle from Tees with lots of excellent clues.
Thank you to Coot. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Steal animal’s morsel (7) SNIPPET : SNIP(a steal/something of good value/a bargain) + PET(a tame animal kept for companionship or pleasure). … Read more >>
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Phi takes us gently into the weekend with his latest puzzle. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Indy difficulty spectrum, and I managed to solve (and, I think, … Read more >>
Methuselah fills the Independent Thursday slot this week. Methuselah is a setter I have blogged a few times and I have always enjoyed the challenge. This is the second Independent … Read more >>
My second Filbert blog in a week, after last Thursday. No complaints – he’s always enjoyable.
We have a puzzle from Nimrod today making one of his few forays into the world of Independent crosswords. He is, of course, a prolific setter in other publications under a variety of … Read more >>
A delightful Bank Holiday puzzle from Twin, with concise and precise clueing accompanied by some delightful surfaces. Bravo. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>