Never knowingly undersolved
Some tricky (and educational) stuff from Ifor this week, which kept me going right to the submission deadline… The preamble states that: “16 clues contain a thematic item as an extra word. The … Read more >>
Amusing and inventive I thought – Thanks Paul.
Turbolegs had to rush off to catch a flight before he had time to post his blog so he asked me to publish his parsing of the clues (but he didn’t send me … Read more >>
It’s Paul rounding off the week, with just the right amount of challenge and some witty surfaces, providing several smiles along the way. I enjoyed this – many thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
It’s Friday, so it’s a puzzle from Phi The grid contains the word THEME, but that’s the closest I get to a theme for the puzzle. There are a couple of … Read more >>
Serpent has become one of the most regular setters in the Indy so far as I can see, and who can object? As is customary this was a pleasant solve with some excellent … Read more >>
A nice mix of clues from Boatman today…
One for the adults?
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 17, 2019
A nicely varied mix. Thank you Chalmie.
Sorry Eccles – it’s us again blogging your puzzle (we’ve blogged four of the last eight Eccles puzzles). We are definitely not complaining though – your puzzles always raise a smile.
Precise and witty clueing as always from this setter. A couple of slight obscurites, but nothing too serious, so it was a fairly quick, though still enjoyable, solve for me. Thanks to Nutmeg. … Read more >>
Invalid Care by Phi Please note that with effect from Inquisitor 1596, the weekly blog will appear on Tuesdays at 10am. Six of the thematic clues are really pairs of clues containing wordplay … Read more >>
Wiglaf has set this week’s Tuesday challenge, whose theme quickly emerges from a first quick perusal of the clues. There is a general music theme today, as can be identified from many of … Read more >>
A highly enjoyable Tuesday morning romp.