Never knowingly undersolved
This was a rather-kinder-than-usual crossword from Phi, but its neat clueing was as good as always.
I shall not be in later so won’t be able to react to any comments until late on Saturday at the earliest.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
I may have solved every single crossword that Serpent wrote for The Independent but I’ve never blogged one. Until now, with thanks to Bertandjoyce, who are having a great time probably, at the moment being as close to the South Pole as we are to the North Pole (unless you live Down Under, perhaps). Hence me today.
Hypnos is occupying the mid-week slot this time, offering me just my second opportunity to solve and blog one of his puzzles. I found this a fairly straightforward but nonetheless entertaining solve. I … Read more >>
I can’t find Wire mentioned as a setter anywhere in the fifteensquared history so I’m guessing this is a debut puzzle Whenever I see a new setter, I wonder if … Read more >>
So my turn comes round again and it’s Vi-go to start our week here in Indy land.
I smiled to myself a lot when solving this. Which is a Good Thing. There were no birds. Which is a Bad Thing. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Lots of trademark clues from Hoskins today (sex, drugs and drink) – Bert did wonder whether the whole crossword had been written around 18d.
We cannot believe how quickly the weeks have flown by just lately – all too soon, we have another Phi to solve this Phi-day. If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later when we have some wi-fi access.
Wiglaf has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. I found this puzzle to be at the harder end of the Indy spectrum, one that I had to chip away for quite … Read more >>
Eccles has given us a crossword today free from words I didn’t know. My wife has SUMAC in the spice cupboard so that was an early entry reversing Monsieur CAMUS, a … Read more >>
I enjoyed this. A pleasant and gentle (?) workout from one of the Indy’s top setters. Perhaps one could criticise the fact that there are rather a lot of single letters clued by things like ‘ultimately’ and ‘initially’, but it is done so smoothly that this is hardly a blemish.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
A well constructed and efficient crossword with some unusual uses of some of the standard fodder items.
Thanks Raich for a quick enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Spin doctors inaccurate about Society writer (6) PROUST : PR(abbrev. for “Public Relations”, a term to refer to … Read more >>
I’m not sure if I’ve blogged or even tackled a Serpent puzzle before. For me that can lead to a slow start while getting to grips with an unfamiliar setter’s style, but this … Read more >>
It is Phi-day again today and this week it has fallen to me to blog our Friday stalwart’s latest offering. I found this to be a relatively straightforward Phi puzzle and made steady … Read more >>