Never knowingly undersolved
Unusually, Phi is occupying the Thursday slot, so I suspect a special puzzle has been scheduled for Friday this week. In any case, I have certainly seen nothing in today’s puzzle that would … Read more >>
Julius serves up a challenge for us.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28659.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 8, 2022
Every so often, Paul produces a puzzle that reminds me of why he used to be one of my favourite setters. Today is one of those days. There is an overt, but not … Read more >>
A mixed bag from Gozo, mostly easy clues but some hard ones. Thank you Gozo.
Skinny is a setter who doesn’t appear very often in the Independent series. The most recent Skinny puzzle was published last November. Wednesday is usually a theme- and message-free day, … Read more >>
My second Bobcat and he's lost none of his feline cunning.
Serpent continues his Mirror Image sequence in this week’s puzzle. The first two Mirror Image puzzles were based on paintings by Salvador Dali (Swans reflecting Elephants) and Barnett Newman (Onement … Read more >>
Slightly tricky from Wiglaf today, I thought – a few rather obscure definitions. But maybe that’s just me.
An enjoyable solve with some tricky bits of parsing. Favourites were 10ac, 13ac, 26ac, 3dn, and 9dn. Thanks to Matilda for the puzzle
A well-designed Quiptic: the usual tricks for beginners to learn, and nothing too obscure.
Lots of helpful anagrams and other straightforward constructions here (and not a single cryptic definition), making a puzzle that would be good for “beginners and those in a hurry”, to borrow the Quiptic’s … Read more >>
It’s been a while since we had a Falcon puzzle on a Monday. Very enjoyable. Thanks to Falcon!
Shabbo made his Indy debut on 1 June 2020 and has contributed since to both the daily and Sunday versions. This was very much in line with the previous offerings: tightly clued, one … Read more >>