Never knowingly undersolved
I found this a good cryptic challenge with some stand-out surface readings. Just a bit hard. The Independent on Sunday puzzle has historically been along the lines of ‘suitable for less experienced solvers’, … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here.
Well this was a tricky Phi-day challenge.
Bluth has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and delectation. There is plenty to get one’s teeth into here, including four 15-letter entries. I found this to be a challenging and above all … Read more >>
A Wednesday puzzle from Hippogryph this week. Sometimes we get a theme from Hippogryph but Wednesday in the Independent is usually a theme-free day. We have SINHALESE and CEYLON but … Read more >>
Our Tuesday challenge comes from Nimrod this week.
Oh good, another Filbert only seems like yesterday, well last Sunday, I did one of his here and on he was on Thursday too.
Thank you to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Relative laughter and wit mostly confused (8-2-3) DAUGHTER-IN-LAW : Anagram of(… confused) [LAUGHTER AND + “wit” minus its last letter(mostly) ]. … Read more >>
Thank goodness there is one small spot this Saturday morning that doesn’t mention a man in a hat sitting in a chair. ((c)Private Eye) What we have is what we expect from Wiglaf. … Read more >>
Phi brings the working week to an end with his latest Phi-day puzzle. I found this to be towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum, and I needed to come back to … Read more >>
A puzzle from Filbert today, a setter that I often find difficult. Today was no exception and it took me a while to solve and parse everything to my satisfaction. … Read more >>
Our Wednesday challenge this week comes from Tees.
As far as we can tell, Mog is a new setter for the Indy – this should be interesting!
I've not seen Saladin before, so I'm not sure if it's a new compiler or it's a pseudonym used for a special purpose.
Filbert was on duty last Sunday so a little surprised to see him on again today.