Never knowingly undersolved
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 >>
The Guardian view on crosswords: not just a hobby for men like Inspector Morse
If I had to categorise this one, I would probably be looking for the tray labelled ‘hard’. Certainly not the usual Monday level of difficulty; but it’s all fair, so just a different … Read more >>
It’s the last Sunday of the month, which means another outing for the online-only puzzle themed on the latest news and topical events, this time brought to us by Basilisk. At the time of writing, the puzzle is not available to download and print but it can be solved interactively on the FT website or via the smartphone app.
Another sound and pleasing cryptic from Everyman this week, with all the trademark clues present and correct. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
Solving this puzzle seemed a bit harder-going than some recent Plain offerings, and I went to bed with four in the SE still unsolved.
Thank you to Mog. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Bull given snip chasing male vet? (5) MEDIC : “edict”(bull/an official order issued by the Pope) minus its last letter(given snip) … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here.
A first outing in the Prize slot for Pangakupu, who made his debut in the Guardian in 2022.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 19, 2023