Never knowingly undersolved
… and any other appropriate greetings too numerous to list. As 2022 nears its end, I’d like to thank my team of faithful bloggers who all do a tremendous job of keeping an … Read more >>
Bluth provides the puzzle on a cold day in December Bluth is always a fun solve as I feel he always provides a slightly different slant to his clues than other setters – … Read more >>
A few weeks ago I was ‘double-Serpent-ed’, with an Indy and an EV to blog in the same weekend…and this week I am double Brummie-d/Cyclops-ed, with this Grauniad puzzle and a Private Eye Cyclops to cover…
Weekend puzzle from the FT of December 3, 2022
Normal service today with Phi setting the Friday Independent puzzle I solved this reasonably well until I hit the dreaded Blank A Blank E entries. MATE wasn’t too bad, WAKE … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28936.
A fun workout with a mini theme from JULIUS today!
It’s Picaroon, on top of his form (as ever) with a challenging puzzle that was very enjoyable and satisfying to solve. It was quite tough going, in both the solving and the parsing. … Read more >>
Tees provides some indoor entertainment on a cold winter morning.
Moo takes the Thursday slot
Eclogue has a CONDITION for us this week – let’s hope it isn’t too serious, what with all the waiting lists and nurses’ strikes…
A nice puzzle – I found it tough to finish after a quick start. Favourites were 21ac, 27ac, 2dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Matilda
Atrica makes one of his or her five annual appearances today
Thanks to BasiLisk for this morning’s puzzle.
Vigo has provided Tuesday’s thematic teaser for this week. I found this puzzle to be a fairly straightforward solve, at the easier end of the Indy difficulty spectrum, but nonetheless an enjoyable puzzle. … Read more >>