Never knowingly undersolved
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 >>
As is the case with most Fridays we have an Independent puzzle from Phi today. There seems to be a clash between the wordplay and the definition at 19 down, … Read more >>
A splendid puzzle from GAFF to end the work week.
A Thursday challenge from Bluth today.
A straightforward offering from Leonidas this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29199.
“The two unclued ADVERSARIES must be changed to the phrase uttered when one caught sight of the other (creating real-word crossing entries). Single-letter clashes occur in five cells; the letters to be kept spell out who actually spoke these words. Solvers must highlight six cells in a straight line offering (overlapping) four-word confirmation of the sighting. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”