Never knowingly undersolved
A welcome return to the Listener by Hypnos, aka Slueth and Shamus and indeed Phlip Marlow in the Church Times under his own name (spot the references to his near-namesake investigator) … I … Read more >>
A few American terms and references in this one, as befits the setter’s pseudonym, but nothing too outrageous. I enjoyed this, though there’s one parsing I’m not sure of. Thanks to Yank. … Read more >>
Eccles may not have been in his regular Wednesday slot this week, but Phi starts his 2025 offerings in his usual Independent Friday slot. I don’t think there is a … Read more >>
A witty, fun challenge from SOLOMON who is fast becoming one of my favorite setters.
We have the Christmas Prize crossword this week and it’s no surprise to see Maskarade as the setter. The preamble told us that the Across solutions are all names of composers, … Read more >>
Anyone who watched the last Only Connect of 2024 may be wondering about the crossword which was displayed prominently in the foreground. Victoria referenced it during the show. Here are links to the … Read more >>
A wonderful themed crossword from Ludwig.
Eccles, but not in his usual Wednesday slot; everything tends to move around a bit at this time of year.
A fun start to my 2025 blogging experience.
Rather a long preamble for this puzzle…
Thankfully a breezy puzzle from Artexlen today.
Raich makes his first appearance in the Indy for over 18 months to welcome in 2025 – Happy New Year to one and all!
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29580.
Puzzles 1889 – 1940
Knut has provided the last puzzle of 2024, on what is Tuesday, so theme day, and we are certainly going out in style, at least cruciverbally-speaking. As I solved and then blogged this … Read more >>