Never knowingly undersolved
Looking back, there seems to be a high proportion of obscure or unfamiliar words in this one, but despite this I didn’t find it too hard, helped by the usual flawless clueing. Thanks … Read more >>
The new setter of the Everyman series kindly dropped into last week’s blog to introduce him/herself and indicate that there would be from now on one setter of the weekly puzzle that we … Read more >>
Thanks to Poins for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Against stopping revolutionary comrade’s vehicular procession (9) MOTORCADE : TO(in contact with/against, as in “the gun was put … Read more >>
Hi everyone. I’d never solved a Harribobs puzzle before, but had heard the name and was expecting great things. The preamble reads: Across clues, down clues, and answers all have references to … Read more >>
As far as we can tell, this is Whynot’s first puzzle to be published in the Indy – and an excellent introductory offering it is!
A themed puzzle with a twist from Brendan this week.
Phi rounds off this week’s set of mid-week puzzles. I found this one to be at the harder end of the Phi and Indy spectrum. I struggled to unpick the wordplay of a … Read more >>
A fun rigorous workout from WANDERER today. As is the norm for him, some very witty surfaces and red herrings in the clues. Needed some help from the internet with a couple of unfamiliar names for people and novels.
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon. I found myself solving quite a large proportion of the clues on my first pass, so thought it was going to be a walkover, but there were … Read more >>
Thanks Philistine for an enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Morecambe and Wise are in the grid, but if there’s a connection to the other answers, I can’t see it. Across … Read more >>
Hoskins always gives something different and today’s puzzle continues in the same vein We have a nina in the two end columns which spell out – BALLAD OF A THIN MAN, written … Read more >>
Neo presents this morning’s enjoyable FT challenge.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 27, 2019
I had a big smile on my face all the way through this puzzle. Thanks Julius!
Since Dac’s sad death Wednesdays have been a problem. Nobody seems to have seized the day. Usually the gentle style has continued, but this crossword was an exception. Not that I have any problems though, since it was as you’d expect from Morph very good.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.