Never knowingly undersolved
It’s Phi-day today, so no surprise to find his latest puzzle in store for us. What has surprised me, however, is my inability to parse two of today’s clues, which is unusual for … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29086.
Dave Morton (Big Dave) – RIP I heard today that Big Dave passed away on Wednesday. I met Dave a few times at S&B dos but I remember the first time I met … Read more >>
It’s Brummie providing our puzzle this morning. I found this pretty straightforward, with a number of simple charades and anagrams and a helpful indication of a ‘lift and separate’ clue at 5dn. … Read more >>
Aardvark is the setter of today’s FT puzzle.
Rodriguez is becoming a fairly regular setter in the Independent weekday series. The puzzles are carefully constructed with clues that make you think quite hard The clues have well disguised … Read more >>
I think this is Check’s third EV (plus a couple of Inquisitors, that I can see on this site), but only the second I’ve managed to complete, and the first I have had the pleasure to blog…
A tricky solve with some tough parsing – my favourites were 5ac, 22ac, 25ac, 5dn, 7dn, and 23dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle
Eccles makes his familiar appearance on a Wednesday.
Good to see Monk back in the Wednesday morning slot.
Skylark – third up in “Ladies’ Month”. Preamble: A misprint in each of fifteen across clues should be corrected before solving; corrections spell a work made famous by a thematic individual. Each … Read more >>
Thank you to Zamorca. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Risk all and leave because of having no money (2,3,5) GO FOR BROKE : GO(leave/clear off) + FOR(because of/as a result … Read more >>
We usually tend to see Picaroon later in the week, but he’s welcome any time as far as I’m concerned. Thanks to Picaroon for another great puzzle. Across 1 CALVE Shortening parts … Read more >>
Hoskins pops up on a Tuesday this week…..