Never knowingly undersolved
eXternal – equally good when solo or doubled up with Serpent. Preamble: In 14 Across clues a word must be removed before solving, identifying members of an organisation. In each Down answer, … Read more >>
Kairos fills the Tuesday spot this week – with a very unusual grid.
Another enjoyable puzzle from Fed. 16d is particularly clever. Thanks to Fed. Across 1 STRICT Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarian (6)DISTRICT less DI (Detective Inspector) 4 EDICTS Journalist is getting … Read more >>
BOBCAT starts the week…
I've not seen this compiler before and I found it quite tricky in places.
Arachne has completed a puzzle left behind by Nutmeg.
Pasquale in the Quiptic slot, which means only one thing. That being a sound puzzle, thoughtfully constructed with the less experienced solver in mind. Nothing to frighten the horses here, which is as … Read more >>
My second battle with Twin here, and in my mind equally bruising
Everyman has given us more this time than he usually does: two first letters clues (not just one), the usual rhyming pair, and two symmetrically-placed answers both of which are fruits. Probably more, but I can’t see anything. With these limitations he has, as is now customary, provided us with a good sound crossword (I think, although 18dn still troubles me).
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden etc) in italics. Anagram indicators shown *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
We have a solid standard puzzle from Azed this week. This was a plain Azed puzzle with normal clues although there was a note that stated: “34 appears only, with … Read more >>
Nothing to do with shell-less molluscs’ equivalent of Glasto – … the political fight it seems Cyclops is looking forward to at 5d is unlikely to involve many bare knuckles. Maybe a few … Read more >>
Does Paul have a warning for his solvers in this puzzle?…
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 7, 2023
Thank you to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1,9. One saved by 11 giving medals? (6,2,8) DAMSEL IN DISTRESS : Reverse clue: Anagram of(… IN DISTRESS) DAMSEL =(giving) “medals“. Defn: … Read more >>