Never knowingly undersolved
Umpire’s latest offering has been published for our entertainment this Wednesday. This is only the second puzzle by this compiler that I have solved and blogged. I found it stimulating and entertaining in … Read more >>
I have not even attempted, let alone blogged a Sphinx puzzle before – and when I consulted the 15² archive, I remembered why. This setter’s previous puzzles have been themed on a BBC … Read more >>
Basilisk is on top form this morning.
What’s this, a grid and font-size forgiving of the blogger’s eyesight? Eleven clues contain a word not needed for solving. In clue order these words give a line (verifiable on the Internet) from … Read more >>
Hoskins provides our Tuesday challenge.
A slower solve, with favourites 12ac, 13ac, 24ac, and 7dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle
Whew, this challenging offering from Bobcat really had my neurons firing, not simply to complete the grid but also to figure out how to explain the parsing . . .
AARVARK kicks off the week…
So that’s Filbert twice running for me as he makes a Monday appearance again
This is Yank’s third appearance since his (?) debut in January. I found it very hard to get on the right wavelength for this one, though in retrospect most of the clues are … Read more >>
A fine Quiptic from Chandler, I reckon. Let’s see what the beginners and improvers thought about this Sunday’s offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
It’s Sunday, so Everyman with the dog in the pub for my 400th blog
The Independent on Sunday puzzle has historically been one that is reasonably accessible, but I found this one to be chewy in many areas, particularly when it came to the parsing. Mebbes just … Read more >>
A fairly standard Azed completition puzzle.
Eccles on a Saturday!!?