Never knowingly undersolved
Eccles has provided our dose of cruciverbal entertainment this Wednesday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, just right for the mid-week slot. I noticed that there was something going on around … Read more >>
A super puzzle today with some intriguing instructions. Thank you Gozo.
A mix of difficulties, with some clues going in very quickly at the beginning, and others with trickier bits of parsing that took a while to sort out. Favourites were 1ac, 19ac, 20ac, and 17/22. Thanks to Philistine
It’s a year since Augeas last set an Inquisitor puzzle – the one about Aunt Ada Doom and Cold Comfort Farm. It had a very simple preamble. This one was more complex. It … Read more >>
A thorough Tuesday workout.
Radian is a setter who appears frequently in the Independent series ands his puzzles are always entertaining There is a clear theme today with many entries referring to food, methods … Read more >>
I blogged Nutmeg’s previous puzzle, and said then that was “a nice mixture of easy clues to get me started and some chewier ones that took a bit of teasing out”, and this … Read more >>
Thanks to Gurney for the very enjoyable challenge this morning.
A challenging in places puzzle from Gila to start the week. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
A straightforward, but enjoyable, start to the solving week.
A sound Quiptic from Hectence, with one or two trickier clues that less experienced solvers might have needed some crossers for. But isn’t that how most crosswords work – get a foothold and … Read more >>
Always a pleasure to solve and blog a Knut puzzle. A wide range of interesting references, with some politicians (natch), the natural world, some bands, authors, directors and actors. All life is here. … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Apr 11, 2021
Good fun from Everyman.
Another treat for word lovers. Thank you Azed.
A nice straight-forward solve from Tyrus today…or is there more than meets the eye?…