Never knowingly undersolved
A puzzle by Quince a new setter for me. Not a new setter though just my first opportunity to blog one. Great punchy short clues and such smooth surfaces. Very impressive. Not massively … Read more >>
Phi in his usual Friday slot.
Raider makes a rare appearance in the Indy today – his last puzzle was in April last year!
Eccles is occupying the mid-week slot this week, a place where we are used to finding his work. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be easy-to-medium in terms of difficulty … Read more >>
Methuselah sets the Independent challenge today.
New week and Italicus provides the morning brain exercise
Another fine Sunday puzzle from Filbert, in a slot that he is pretty much making his own these days. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Good morning everyone
Solving this grid from Wiglaf and publishing the blog has provided me with a very welcome mental holiday from house moving admin, so I’m doubly grateful for the respite as well as the challenge
It’s Phi-day again!
Hoskins has delivered his latest crossword today for our stimulation and entertainment. I found this to be a highly entertaining solve, of medium-difficulty on the Indy spectrum. I think that I have come … Read more >>
It’s Wednesday in the Independent; it’s Eccles; so we can expect a good well-clued puzzle
Mog is here to entertain us this morning.
Skinny seems to be coinciding with my blog spot fairly regularly now and this was another high quality puzzle.
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Get cold feet crossing lake in total darkness (8) BLACKOUT : [BACK OUT](get cold feet/reverse one’s position on or commitment to … Read more >>
Another puzzle to blog this week and this time we have a Twin. We also have today’s Inquisitor to solve and blog.