Never knowingly undersolved
A sound and generally accessible puzzle from Silvanus in the usual IoS style. Just one clue that I really struggled with. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
When the Serpent emerges from under a rock on a Saturday, will there be a venomous bite, or a death-rattle in the tail?… After the first pass through the Across clues I had … Read more >>
Phi gives us a very accessible puzzle today, with a theme that we don’t have to search for.
Tyrus has given us plenty to get our teeth into this Thursday. I found this to be towards the tougher end of the Indy spectrum in terms of difficulty. There was quite a … Read more >>
Eccles is now a Wednesday regular in the Independent series and you know that you will invariably get a message- and theme-free crossword with grid entries that are derived from an accessible vocabulary. … Read more >>
Punk knows well how to adjust his difficulty, because when he becomes Mudd in the FT he is more accessible whereas in his Indy form he is often rather difficult, as here. But no complaints: there were as you’d expect plenty of good clues and it was evidently all sound. My occasional failures of understanding will I trust be explained.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
It’s another Tees and Pierre show, I’m afraid. We do love each other in a special way, but the reason we keep bumping into each other is that Tees is a Monday regular … Read more >>
Thanks Kairos for an enjoyable Sunday outing. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Roll over for one at sea (4) LOST : “list”(a roll/a register of names) with O(abbrev. for “over” … Read more >>
Wire provides us with this weekend’s first challenge.
Phi is occupying his traditional Friday slot once again. I found this puzzle to be towards the easy end of the Indy spectrum of difficulty. I faltered at the end with 6A and … Read more >>
Klingsor has given us a puzzle that doesn’t seem to require any specialist knowledge as the grid is filled with fairly common words. There’s a bit of music (DULCIMER [1 … Read more >>
The last Filbert, about a month ago, was also on a Wednesday and I had the pleasure of blogging that as well. I commented on how it was harder than we have come to expect from Wednesdays and this one was no different, which is not to denigrate it: perhaps policy has changed. Apart from the incomprehensible 27ac I thought this was an excellent crossword (and no doubt when someone explains how 27ac works there will be no exceptions), and the fact that I failed eventually on 11ac (and stupidly on 8dn) was my own fault.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Oh what fun!
Thanks to Alchemi for a satisfying Monday morning exercise session.
A very nice traditional crossword, not all easy but plenty of accessible clues. Thank you Peter.