Never knowingly undersolved
You learn something new every day and you certainly do if you tackle Tees’s puzzles. Solving started at pace: 8A SEA WALL seemed very obvious, then 1D ASTEROID looked like a well known … Read more >>
Friday is Phiday and thus brings us his latest crossword to solve. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle overall, one that I had to chip away at after writing in … Read more >>
Puzzles by Methuselah are appearing more frequently in the Independent weekday series and they offer entertaining challenges. Methuselah doesn’t take definitions straight from the dictionary so solvers have to engage in … Read more >>
Another of Bluth’s regular Indy appearances: they’re always a fun challenge.
One of Atrica’s rare appearances today.
Hoskins starts the Indy week for us. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Restive … Read more >>
I still think of Filbert as a new(ish) setter, doesn’t seem to be getting any easier though,
Punk provides the entertainment this Saturday and brings some anarchic fun. Punk’s clueing always feels slightly different than the majority of setters – I mean that in a good way. Short punchy clues … Read more >>
The Independent puzzle today is set by the usual Friday setter, Phi It was good to see a quadruple definition today with BAR at 5 down. I wonder what the … Read more >>
A typical Serpent puzzle: a bit tricky, but worth the effort.
Eccles fills the mid-week spot this week.
Alchemi has provided today’s puzzle, on the day of the week on which we expect to see a theme. We didn’t need to look hard for this particular theme, since a quick perusal … Read more >>
Vigo makes a welcome return for her occasional Indy slot.
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. I hope you are managing to stay sufficiently cool. Hoskins is here providing plenty of refreshment, though 1a and 24d surround it all with some … Read more >>
My second Saturday Bluth in quick order (although that means they are ten weeks apart)…and I made pretty hard work of it…