Never knowingly undersolved
Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>
Easter Sunday and the Everyman to solve (in the pub)
Hoskins has the Sunday Independent puzzle for us this weekend. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>
No complaints today – we have a Serpent to solve and blog.
The other FT Weekend puzzle for Saturday 8th April
A bumper selection of cryptic clues for the Easter weekend.
A significant milestone for Cyclops, if the numerologists are to be believed, with puzzle number 750…three quarters of a millennium…
Weekend puzzle from the FT of April 8, 2023
I found this very hard, and was looking at an almost blank grid for what felt like ages. As often happens in such cases, almost everything seems reasonably straightforward in retrospect. Thanks to … Read more >>
It’s Phi-day again!
An excellent challenge from ZAMORCA this Friday.
Thursday’s puzzle this week has been set by Methuselah, offering me as blogger my second opportunity to blog this setter’s work this year. This time, I think that I have teased out more … Read more >>
Thank you to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. On trial for breaking with my routine (9) NORMALITY : Anagram of(… for breaking …) [ON TRIAL plus(with) MY]. 10. Look … Read more >>
A crossword from the unpronounceable one today.
Hi everybody. I enjoyed this one and hope you did too.
A unique puzzle from IO.