Never knowingly undersolved
We started off very quickly with both of us solving 1AC as soon as we looked at the clue. Despite the setter, we wondered if we might be in for an easy solve. … Read more >>
Every Friday we have the same thing, a very satisfactory and pleasant crossword from Phi, with few if any points of controversy. Initially, when I saw the answer ‘raindrop’ I thought Phi was balancing out all those rock music Ninas we so often have, by having nicknames of pieces of music, possibly just by Chopin, but either he is, and I am ignorant, or this was a false lead.
As usual with Phi for some reason, I was slow to start but then made steady progress.
This is only the third Knut puzzle in the Indy and as it was Thursday, we expected a challenge. There was some very clever and inventive clueing but also a few others that … Read more >>
Today brings the start of a new month and my monthly encounter with Dac. Although Wednesday is typically Dac day, I did a double take when I saw that he had chosen this … Read more >>
I enjoyed this puzzle by Scorpion. It made me think outside the box a bit. The vocabulary in the grid wasn’t too obscure. Some may disagree about UBUNTU (23 across). … Read more >>
eXternal, one of the Indy’s young breed of setters today.
An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of Faro inn? (5,3) TAPAS BAR : TAB(the bill for spending, say, … Read more >>
It seems to bit a little while since I’ve come up against Monk. I always enjoy the challenged, but can rarely quite finish a puzzle off. That was the case here, where 13 … Read more >>
Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>
I have had few opportunities to solve and blog puzzles compiled by Alchemi so far, so I was rather looking forward to this, despite having to rely on a less than optimum internet … Read more >>
There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve come across DARKLING (7 down) before. but the wordplay was fairly … Read more >>
A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.
Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>
I found this more of a challenge than the usual Sunday puzzle. Very enjoyable it was too. Thanks Hypnos.
Ooo, I struggled a bit with this one. I had what felt like a slow start, but then cold-solved a clutch of down clues which led to a few others, so was happy enough … Read more >>