Never knowingly undersolved
Perhaps not as many cryptic definitions as usual from Rufus today, but lots of double definitions, and quite a few easy anagrams that helped me to get the grid started. 22ac is perhaps … Read more >>
Quite a tough week, though I think I’ve at least managed to expain everything. There seem to be relatively few anagrams this week, along with a great deal of abbreviations in the subsidiary … Read more >>
Nick: Fairly easy Azed his week, 6/10. There are two ‘gotchas’ if the solver guesses rather than solve the word play, namely 10dn and 26 dn. Across 1. Weekend on British river – one … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, I start this week by thanking Everyman for a most enjoyable puzzle. I managed to romp through this weeks offering fairly quickly. Lots of favourites, to numerous to … Read more >>
This is my debut Indy blog, and an enjoyable and not too difficult puzzle to start off with. Thanks Hypnos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The pictures at the bottom each has … Read more >>
So straight clues this week apart from seven with no definition (with a thematic treatment) and six unclued. So what will the “Two of a Kind” prove to be? This was a puzzle … Read more >>
I think this was the easiest Saturday crossword we’ve done in quite a while – at least, it was very fast work until the final two clues (15a and 16d), neither of which … Read more >>
Another Saturday blog day for me and another Tyrus puzzle. But am I bovvered? Of course I am, even if the theme of this week’s offering is a series of scornful responses. There’s … Read more >>
Clear and concise clueing from Falcon today ACROSS 1 LABRADOR (L ABROAD)* R[ex] 6 SHABBY SH quiet (BABY)* 9 BEDLAM pandemonium BED plot LAM strike 10 SUITABLE fit SUIT cards … Read more >>
We were pleased to see that it was Phi again in his regular Friday slot. As usual, smooth surface readings and some tricky misdirections, especially in 8a and 25a. A really enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>
I found this an inventive and amusing challenge.
I’m writing this in a whole new postal district, surrounded by boxes of books that need unpacking… but the move obviously hasn’t helped my brainpower, as this engaging offering from Styx took me … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Araucaria, with a trademark long answer to help things along and some nice constructions to boot. Very enjoyable, I thought. Across 1,5 ROBINSON CRUSOE: ROBINS [birds] + ON … Read more >>
My Thursday slot often presents me with a puzzle by Nestor and today was one such day. For me at least, this puzzle fell into place more easily than some earlier Nestor puzzles … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 16 Quite a surprise to see a Falcon crossword on a Monday (instead of the expected Dante who, for once, took the Tuesday spot that week), but this neatly clued puzzle was … Read more >>