Never knowingly undersolved
Hoskins fills the Tuesday Independent cryptic slot this week. This being theme day, I looked first of all for albums by PRINCE in the grid but had no success. A … Read more >>
Gila gets us going with as mild as they used to be Monday puzzle
I particularly enjoyed this offering from Tees. But then I would, wouldn’t I? I have a namecheck in 3dn, a reference to a French author who I’m moderately familiar with in 22ac, and … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here.
It’s Friday – it’s Phi-day.
Wiglaf has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. It is a long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by this compiler. I would definitely put this towards the harder end … Read more >>
Rodriguez is a setter who appears fairly often these day. Rodriguez is one of many Independent setters, a number of whom can be seen in all of the fourteen across … Read more >>
Mev provides our Tuesday challenge this morning.
Another excellent puzzle with clues that were both concise and precise.
Thank you to Xestobium. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Rook eaten by animal, leaving front part of body (6) BREAST : R(abbrev. for “rook”, the chess piece) contained in(eaten by) … Read more >>
Q. What happens when a Phi crossword doesn’t appear on a Friday? A. You get a Phi crossword the next day instead. Also, the fact the yesterday’s Coot puzzle was so heavily themed … Read more >>
This appears to have been the first crossword by Coot in the Indy that has been blogged on 15, although I see that one was published in the IoS and blogged earlier this … Read more >>
Serpent is the Independent setter today. Serpent often incorporates a message or theme into his puzzles. Today we have a phrase in the unchecked letters in the perimeter of the … Read more >>
Filbert makes one of his regular midweek appearances.
Knut on a Tuesday! We’re in for a treat!