Never knowingly undersolved
Hoskins fills the Tuesday Independent cryptic slot this week. This being theme day, I looked first of all for albums by PRINCE in the grid but had no success. A … Read more >>
I think I have come up with a plausible parsing for the solutions in this offering from Bradman, but as always, I look forward to the comments.
S&B York 2023 – Friday 27th & Saturday 28th October 2023 – IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi again, everyone. Four weeks to go! We’re now at the stage where I need to liaise with the … Read more >>
FALCON provides this morning's entertainment…
Gila gets us going with as mild as they used to be Monday puzzle
Good morning, Quiptic crossworders. As of around 7:00am UK time, the Guardian Quiptic 1,246 is not available to blog: the site is still offering Carpathian’s puzzle from last week. Which is not … Read more >>
An enjoyable solve – I especially liked 6ac, 3dn, 19dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Carpathian.
The monthly geographically themed puzzle, this time set for us by Sleuth. Solve it on the FT website or via the smartphone app.
I particularly enjoyed this offering from Tees. But then I would, wouldn’t I? I have a namecheck in 3dn, a reference to a French author who I’m moderately familiar with in 22ac, and … Read more >>
Auracaria caused me a real headache solving this
A couple of unsatisfactory parsings.
It’s my six-monthly delve into the Guardian Genius with a puzzle from Pangukupu that I know better as Phi in the Independent series., The preamble was fairly succinct and understandable, … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here.
A typical Cyclops – maybe a bit harder than some recent ones, for your correspondent, at least…
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 23, 2023