Never knowingly undersolved
A delight to see Arachne again, with a “normal” puzzle after a tribute to Nutmeg and a joint effort with her. No major difficulties here, but an abundance of elegant clues. Thanks to … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. In the main, might augur set about a captive? (3,5) SEA POWER : SEER(an augur/a soothsayer in ancient Rome) containing(set about) … Read more >>
This is my second outing as a blogger with a puzzle by Quince, one of the Indy’s newer and less prolific setters. I have enjoyed this puzzle every bit as much as the … Read more >>
Phssthpok kicks off Thursday morning.
Hi everyone. This kind of EV should be banned …
It’s not an easy one from Monk this morning.
Puzzles from Wire are appearing about once a month in the Independent series at the moment and today we have the August one. Wednesday is usually a theme free day … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29162.
It’s Anto providing today’s challenge – my second Anto blog in a row. I began my previous blog with ‘I have not been one of the greatest fans of Anto’s puzzles but I … Read more >>
Shark first appeared as an Inquisitor setter in September 2011, and has featured once or twice a year since then. Today’s preamble was fairly short and told us that the … Read more >>
I’ve been offered a piece of advice a number of times over the years, which has generally stood me in good stead:
“Never get on a ship until you know where it’s going”.
Today’s puzzle seemed pretty straightforward . . .
JASON starts off the week…
Thanks Vulcan for the puzzle – my favourites were 10ac, 17ac, 20ac, and 7dn.
A straightforward enough Quiptic this morning from Bartland for our Bank Holiday entertainment. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>