Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Sayang. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1, 5 Man, perhaps, with prize book (8,6) TREASURE ISLAND : ISLAND(an example of which/perhaps is the Isle of Man) placed after(with) TREASURE(something … Read more >>
A good Tuesday challenge from Wire today – this is his 7th Indy puzzle to date and the 2nd we have had the pleasure of blogging.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27838.
A mixed bag from CRUX this morning in that some clues were very easy and others quite tricky indeed!
I found this a tough puzzle to get started with. There was an interesting variety of clues and you often had to break the clue down to atomic level to work out the parsing.
It’s Vulcan’s turn to the start the week.
Pan can always be relied on to give us a Quiptic that will provide a sound but enjoyable challenge to an improving solver. This is one of those. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Everyman’s recent form continues: a little rough in places, but a witty and enjoyable solve.
Not a good start for this one. Firstly it appeared a day late and then the initial pdf upload had the clue for 35ac missing. With 40% solved during my first quick pass … Read more >>
A carte blanche to blog this week. I always enjoy cartes blanches as I like the challenge of cold solving a few clues. We were told that the grid was … Read more >>
Interesting, but one clue I found much harder than the others. Thank you Tees.
Filbert is now established as a regular Saturday setter and must’ve claimed today in advance with a desire to come up a puzzle like this. It has a theme suitable for today’s main … Read more >>
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 >>