Never knowingly undersolved
I found this at the trickier end of Azed’s plain puzzles. No complaints about that from me, the enjoyment lasted longer than usual. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 MASTERSWITCH Controller of all power … Read more >>
I don’t seem to have solved/blogged a Tees Saturday Indy since Xmas Eve 2016, so nice to lock horns again!
Another excellent Prize puzzle from Paul. Tricky to get started: the clues are not obscure but just not obvious, if you get what I mean. Thanks Paul ACROSS 1 CALLIGRAPHIST A measure of … Read more >>
A riveting challenge from WANDERER today. A nina runs along the sides of the grid – although the significance is lost on me. I was thinking about the wildfires in the US but … Read more >>
Phi is in his usual Friday slot Some of the entries looked like names so I thought there might be a theme. A bit of research showed that there is … Read more >>
Thanks to Paul for the challenge. I was getting nowhere until 18 across was cracked. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Scientific solver admits he is perplexed by abbreviation of name … Read more >>
Today’s FT puzzle can be found here There was a lot to like in this puzzle, my favourites being the clues for SPEEDWELL, MIDNIGHT, ARPEGGIO and PREGNANT. However… …RIALTO is not an island … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28241. As a crossword with very few easy answer, I found this challenging, particularly for the cross-references, but very well crafted, and worth the effort. There are … Read more >>
I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure before, so this was the first time Skinny has had me, although he has appeared several times in The Indy. It was a very pleasant crossword, … Read more >>
As far as we know, the ‘Beagle 2′ Mars rover landed, but never became operational – maybe it got stuck in the caramel layer…and it was named after Darwin’s ship ‘HMS Beagle‘, which landed him safely on many shores…
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 5, 2020 A puzzle from Julius often means one with a theme and this one is packed with the unannounced theme of Nellie the Elephant. … Read more >>
Sorry for the late post everyone, and thanks to Chalmie for the puzzle. ACROSS 1 RELATE Tell extremely equivocal judge to go outside (6) EquivocaL (outer letter, extremes of) inside (…to go … Read more >>
A reasonably tough challenge from Imogen today, with one or two tricky bits of parsing but I think I got there in the end. The clues are, on the whole, elegantly constructed, with … Read more >>
Eccles is back in the midweek spot today. As we have come to expect, this was a fun solve with lots of good surfaces and neat wordplay. We had to check the Mexican … Read more >>
Radian has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. I wonder what the theme might be … A quick perusal of the clues suggests a (Scottish) clothing theme, and this is confirmed by the solutions. … Read more >>