Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 5. Compostable items left in rubbish? (6) PLANTS : L(abbrev. for “left”) contained in(in) PANTS(informal term for rubbish/nonsense). 6. The French blunder? … Read more >>
Indy regular Skinny fills our Sunday slot. Your scheduled blogger Kitty is on her holidays so I’m standing in today.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3956.
Wire provides this Saturday’s challenge.
It’s always good to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle, any day of the week – and it’s a special treat on a Saturday but … … on this occasion, I spoiled it … Read more >>
A somewhat tricky Phiday challenge, or at least I thought so.
I made a bit of a slow start on this, but Nutmeg’s impeccable clues meant that it all came out nicely in the end, despite a few obscurities. Thanks to Nutmeg. Across … Read more >>
A tough Friday challenge from BRADMAN
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Exercise you must do to get higher with lift (5,2) PRESS UP : Cryptic defn: You must press the “UP” button … Read more >>
Serpent provides today’s challenge.
Gaff is today’s setter.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 30, 2022
“Each quadrant represents one of five ELEMENTARY SOLUTIONS; solvers must determine which quadrant each set belongs to. Clues are in normal order within each group. All entries except one at every stage are real words or names. Initial answers may not fit the space allocated. Solvers must highlight four examples of the fifth solution, each spanning two quadrants (16 cells). Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Quite unusually, Hoskins is filling the Wednesday this week. I found this puzzle to be of exactly the right level of difficulty for a mid-week puzzle, i.e. not too stiff a challenge but … Read more >>
An alphabetical jigsaw today. You can download the puzzle here… Thank you Julius