Never knowingly undersolved
It’s been a while since I blogged a puzzle by Nestor and I expected something quite difficult. I thought this fitted my expectations. The grid screamed Nina with all the … Read more >>
My apologies to everyone; this is very late. I had computer problems and, having done the blog once but failed to post it, started all over again and used the old system, which … Read more >>
Well, Hob puzzles seem to be a bit like buses for us – we waited for nearly a year and then two come along within a few weeks of each other. As we … Read more >>
I don’t often attempt Anax puzzles because I find them a little too time-consuming and usually end up with three or four clues that I can’t complete. However, as I was blogging this … Read more >>
Not too many problems this week. Just a high quality Sunday cryptic with one or two nice moments of education, such as at 7 down. Across 1 PRIORITY Appeal in religious foundation is … Read more >>
It has been quite some time since I did battle with Scorpion on a blogging day. As is often the case with this setter, there’s a theme today. It may not be to … Read more >>
Phi continues in his regular Friday slot. I think this is just a standard crossword from Phi without any themes or messages. I can see a link between AMADEUS (Mozart) … Read more >>
I always enjoy Klingsor’s crosswords. Neat cluing and nothing too controversial. This one was on the easier side for him I think, since there have been times in the past when he has taken ages; but not this time thank goodness.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Well, it’s not Dac today (and it’s not the last Wednesday in the month). Is the Indy trying to get us used to changes in routine before going digital? This was an enjoyable … Read more >>
It has been a while since I solved and blogged a puzzle by Raich, so I got stuck into this one with relish. Although I didn’t get too bogged down in this one … Read more >>
I enjoyed very much this Lohengrin puzzle, with a good variety of clue types and subject matter. He’s a comparatively recent addition to the Indy stable, but a good one. Sadly, this will … Read more >>
Daedalus must be getting fed up with me blogging his puzzles. This is his seventh since making his debut in the Indy/IoS a year ago, and four have now fallen to me to … Read more >>
If my calculations are correct we have just passed the seventh anniversary of when Rusty* first graced the inside back page of the Indy. From the off he was recognised as one of … Read more >>
One of Phi’s easier offerings I thought (but none the worse for that). On the first pass through I, unusually for me, solved nearly half of the clues, which are as usual excellent.
Definitions underlined and in DarkMagenta, which I fear will look a bit odd but let’s see.
As expected we enjoyed this puzzle from Punk. There are quite a few proper nouns among the entries, but we don’t think there’s a connection between them. All good fun, with only … Read more >>