Never knowingly undersolved
A puzzle ideally suited for beginners and improving solvers, I thought. Slightly marred by a classic lack of Grauniad editorship, sadly. No doubt by late morning there will be an addition to the … Read more >>
Filbert is quite the go-to guy in the Independent at the moment. He has been a very positive addition to the growing list of Indy setters, and I enjoyed teasing this one out. … Read more >>
So it’s the Sunday following some sort of bash down London way
I found this a good cryptic challenge with some stand-out surface readings. Just a bit hard. The Independent on Sunday puzzle has historically been along the lines of ‘suitable for less experienced solvers’, … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here.
I found this a tough puzzle – lots of lovely clues, though. Thanks, Paul! There was a mini theme of the words “handy”, “randy”, “dandy”, “candy” in the clues, which needed to be … Read more >>
Weekend puzzle from the FT of May 6, 2023
Just like the news these last few days, this puzzle is a little Trump-heavy, with three mentions in the clues…
Weekend Jumbo from the FT of May 6, 2023
An atypical challenge from SLEUTH who generally tends to dish out relatively easy offerings but this one was not cut from that cloth.
Well this was a tricky Phi-day challenge.
A fun solve with some tricky parsing – my favourites were 4ac, 24ac, 2dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Philistine for the puzzle
Bobcat is the Thursday FT setter this week.
Bluth has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and delectation. There is plenty to get one’s teeth into here, including four 15-letter entries. I found this to be a challenging and above all … Read more >>
A relatively straightforward and (I think) themeless puzzle from Picaroon today. A certain amount of repetition of a couple of devices, but very enjoyable as ever. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 CRIMINALISATION Rule … Read more >>