Never knowingly undersolved
Hmmm…the ssslippery Sssserpent on a Ssssaturday…there is usually a twisssst in the tail ssssomewhere…and that puzzle number looks suspiciously binary… I have been caught out many a time by Serpent and his various … Read more >>
With Phi appearing earlier in the week, I wondered who would appear on Friday. Hob takes to the stage It was always likely that there would be anniversary to celebrate … Read more >>
It’s always a joy to blog a crossword by Klingsor, something I don’t seem to have done for a while. Of just the right level of difficulty for me, and as usual plenty of very good clues.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
We had a smile on our face when we realised we had another Eccles to solve and blog.
We are hoping that we may see Eccles among other setters, bloggers and solvers at the Leicester S & B on 4th May (see Eileen’s post under ‘Announcements’ on the home page)
Surprise, surprise: it is Tuesday today and yet we have Phi’s latest puzzle to contend with. I haven’t spotted any theme in this puzzle at all, let alone one that would suggest its … Read more >>
Another Tees puzzle, another Pierre blog. Happy days. I found it a well-constructed and thoughtfully clued puzzle, with some clever double definitions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. Thanks to Raich for today’s entertainment, which I found of a nice Sunday level of difficulty. In an enjoyable solve, my favourites were probably … Read more >>
Another Dalibor this Saturday
What one always experiences with Phi: a slow start, but then after a while everything runs smoothly, with a whole lot of good clues whose explanation is fairly straighforward and one wonders why they ever presented any difficulties.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
It’s a Wiglaf today. He has set Inquisitor puzzles in the past and some difficult cryptic puzzles – this was no exception!
If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later as we are out walking and bird watching.
Filbert, a compiler whose work I have little experience of, has provided us with today’s cruciverbal challenge. I found this to be quite a tough crossword, both to complete and to parse to … Read more >>
Crosophile provides the challenge today Crosophile often provides a theme in his puzzles. Today there seem to be a couple of threads, one based on slang for ‘excellent’ or really … Read more >>
I think this is my first encounter with Wire, and it took me a while to get into the right mindset – but once I got started, everything seemed to be straightforward. Definitely … Read more >>
Always a smile from me when Kairos crops up on my IoS watch. One or two bits of post-solve investigative work required, which led me down some interesting paths. Abbreviations … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Happy Saturday, everyone. We have a Nimrod puzzle today, and you know what that means — and if you didn’t, you do now! Many thanks, Nimrod! As I … Read more >>