Never knowingly undersolved
Quite tricky in parts for a Monday puzzle, I thought, but good fun. Thanks to Pan. Across 1. PIT STOP Pause during race to turn top on … Read more >>
Nice to see a Slorgorm puzzle this morning to mix things up. I enjoyed this puzzle with its wide range of clues and very witty ones at that.
We had the pleasure of solving Tees’ two hundredth Indy puzzle in a Monday slot before New Year, but today we have only the third of Atrica’s offerings, so a setter at the … Read more >>
Everyman starts the New Year with . . . well, more of the same; bending the rules a bit but generally fun. There are a couple of names that might not be familiar … Read more >>
My weekly fix of obscure words. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 PRESBYACUSIS One’s drunk by saucer-sips – sign of progressive senility (12) anagram (one’s drunk?) of BY SAUCER SIPS 10 RUBAI Persian verse … Read more >>
Straightforward, but not easy. Thank you Hypnos. ACROSS 1 GURU Expert tip for learning language in Asia, not Germany (4) learninG (tip for, last letter of) then URdU (language in Asia) missing D … Read more >>
An enjoyable Saturday solve from Klingsor today. The SE corner held us up for a bit but once we had solved the clues, we wondered why we’d had a problem. Our favourite clue … Read more >>
‘Twas the season of goodwill when this was published, between Christmas and New Year, when all Cagey craved was a little PEACE and quiet… The preamble states that: ‘A certain group has left … Read more >>
Very entertaining, put a smile on my face. Thank you Puck. ACROSS 8 FIRE DOOR Got rid of jumper after a flipping emergency exit (4,4) FIRED (got rid of) then ROO (kangaroo, … Read more >>
A typical Bradman workout on a Friday morning. Thanks Don.
I found this pretty easy going most of the time, though the SE corner held me up a little, but with all the wit and ingenuity we exapect from this setter. Thanks to … Read more >>
Last week I blogged a puzzle by Skinny, a newbie in the daily Independent team of setters. This week I am facing an old stager in Phi. Phi often has … Read more >>
A tricky but enjoyable challenge today. As always, Nutmeg provides lovely surfaces, some of them also very neatly concise: 15a, 19a and 24d for example. She also enjoys definitions ranging from the slightly … Read more >>
Today’s FT puzzle is by Falcon.
A pleasant crossword from Knut today. I shall say no more because if I do the casual viewer of the top of this post may be alerted. Definitions in dark orchid, underlined. Anagram … Read more >>