Never knowingly undersolved
We’ve enjoyed Loglady’s previous puzzles, several of which were in the Independent on Sunday, but we haven’t had the pleasure of blogging a Loglady puzzle before, so this was an interesting first for … Read more >>
A challenger from Neo in today's FT I took a while to get started with this puzzle, but the long perimeter solutions helped, at least in so far as it allowied me to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27972. I was happy not to have to blog yesterday’s Vlad, but I found this one not an easy puzzle. It is notable for the number of … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 26, 2019 Not much to say about this puzzle. It was perhaps a bit harder than Mudd’s usual. My favourite clue this week is 7dn … Read more >>
I found this a challenging puzzle to occupy the mid-week slot, when in my experience a less taxing puzzle is often set. I think that I have managed to solve all the clues … Read more >>
Vlad is giving us today’s challenge: it’s not easy but a bit of effort is eventually rewarded. A few of these had fairly obvious answers (at least with a couple of crossers) but … Read more >>
Thank you Julius. Everything I could think of for the introduction turned into a spoiler: “a meaty puzzle”, “plenty to get your teeth into”, “food for thought”. I’ll get my coat… ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
When you see Nimrod’s name on an Inquisitor you know that you are in for a challenge. The preamble this week was quite extensive and told us that the 52 … Read more >>
A slow and tough solve, with a lot of clever and witty cluing. Favourites 10ac, 11ac, 3dn, 4dn, 13dn, and especially 23ac.
Very swift solve, solidly clued, fine Tuesday fare.
Raich used to be a regular setter for the Independent series, but his offerings have been confined to Sundays recently. His last daily crossword was published in December 2018 He … Read more >>
A tricky workout from Hoskins today. Some of this was straightforward, but there are a few rather obscure references, awkward constructions and slightly loose definitions; all gettable but needed a bit of fact-checking. … Read more >>
A pitch-perfect puzzle from Pan this morning, with shedloads of stunning surfaces. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Once a regular setter, Orlando only appears rarely these days, so it was a delight to see his name on today’s puzzle, especially after the equally welcome surprise of fellow old-timer Brendan on … Read more >>
Good fun to start off the week. Really enjoyed this! Great mix of clues, with some witty surfaces. Some of my favourites today include 16a, 23a, 5d, 14d, 22d. Thank you to the … Read more >>