Never knowingly undersolved
A very gentle stroll today but at least the puzzle appeared before late afternoon, unlike yesterday. There appears to be a theme of Gerry Anderson creations, but it will need someone with more … Read more >>
Fun puzzle this morning from Crucible!
An enjoyable challenge from eXternal today.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 4, 2018
The PDF version of the puzzle on the FT website is missing some special instructions: six clues lack (similar) definitions
Eccles, one of the more recent additions to the Indy compiling team, has produced this week’s Wednesday puzzle. I found this to be a highly entertaining crossword to solve, at the easier end … Read more >>
Anyone planning to attend this service in Somersham on 29 August? If so, it would make a lot of sense to share a taxi between Huntingdon and Somersham. Depending on how many people, … Read more >>
A tough challenge despite a quick start, with favourites 10ac, 11ac, 27ac, and especially 24/25. Hadn’t heard of 14/19. Many thanks, Pasquale.
The puzzle now available on the website. A blog will follow later this evening. Julius informs me that the PDF on the FT site is missing a special instruction: six clues lack (similar) definitions
A cunning Schadenfreude offering this week with a Trilby/Fedora twist in the endgame. The answer given by the wordplay in each of 19 clues overlooks a single letter. These letters give two titles, one … Read more >>
Elegant clueing and some very smooth surfaces in today’s offering.
My second blog of the week, as promised, and it was a delight to find Arachne’s name on today’s puzzle. Mostly not too hard, though 5d took me a while to parse, but … Read more >>
Tuesday is theme day in the Independent, so I went looking for one in Radian’s puzzle I didn’t get it immediately as drama is not one of my strong points. However, … Read more >>
A great but somewhat tricky puzzle this morning.
An excellent puzzle with some inspired clues.