Never knowingly undersolved
A short preamble, straight clues apart from a protagonist to find and several without a definition 3 descriptions of the protagonist and four works by them – Sounds like this might be one … Read more >>
A very enjoyable prize puzzle from Araucaria, with a mini-theme based on 27a (also my favourite clue in the puzzle). There were a couple here I needed to Google to be able to … Read more >>
An agreeable start to the day Across 9 PEN-PUSHER (cog in office) N in PEP (go) USHER (escort) 10 BLAIR (Tony) B (secondary) LAIR (haunt) 11 CHEETAH (fast animal) sounds … Read more >>
We don’t think there has been a Phi puzzle that we haven’t liked. There are often themes, some of which we have missed when we have been blogging so we looked long and … Read more >>
I found this quite difficult.
My apologies to one and all for the late post – I was kept away from my computer until after lunch. In my humble opinion, a Nestor puzzle is always a joy to … Read more >>
So, Hamilton, we meet again… My nemesis from a few weeks ago is on rather more enjoyable form today, not quite having me clicking my heels with joy (it takes more than a … Read more >>
I haven’t blogged an Orlando crossword for months, so I was very pleased to see his name on this one – a witty puzzle, with lots of fine surfaces and clever misdirection, as … Read more >>
Dante today as is often the case on a Monday, prize puzzle 14027 from 11th June can be found here. As usual it’s a lot of cryptic and double definitions. People generally find … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 9, 2012 There are some typically brilliant Cincinnus clues in this puzzle, notably 29A (HEAVENWARDS) and 4D (BALFOUR), a couple of very devious clues, 1A … Read more >>
I found this difficult. I got off to a flying start, filling half the grid in no time, but then ground to a complete halt. After that it was hard going all the way to … Read more >>
Dac is a regular contributor of Independent crosswords on a Wednesday. He doesn’t seem to use obscure words in the grid and his clues always read very well. I think his puzzles will … Read more >>
A 2.5 km walk in the rain, back along the Rochdale Canal, to get the papers, and 4 km to rejoin the narrow boat – dedication. (I’m filling in for Duncan this week, … Read more >>
I was worried when my first pass though the clues yielded only a couple of answers, but persistence gradually paid off. The usual variety of witty clueing from Paul, though with none of … Read more >>
An excellent workout from Tees today. The theme is the long clue 3/22/9/20, and the unchecked letters on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the grid, which I saw fairly early in the … Read more >>