Never knowingly undersolved
A good example of a national daily crossword today with a good mix of general knowledge and a wide range of cluing. I have tossed a few of the entries … Read more >>
This excellent offering from Anglio gave me much trouble, although there are not really any clues that now are incomprehensible. Which is not to say that my explanations will be the correct ones.
Definitions underlined, in maroon I hope. Anagram indicators in italics.
This is not one for the faint-hearted,…
Thanks Paul for an enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 A 20, exceptionally rare (9) PRICELESS : Double defn: 1st: Hilarious;a scream, answer to 20 down. 10 Bound to … Read more >>
I didn’t know I was going to be covering this puzzle when I solved it 8 days ago, had I done I would have made some notes at the time. However, coming back … Read more >>
I struggled with this but got there in the end.
Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us last week. We missed blogging Harry’s offering, but were glad we didn’t have to. Internet access was dodgy and we had very little time … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27546.
Northern Lights by Phi Orthernay Ightslay ybay Iphay The unclued entries (none of which is a word) can be converted to a list of names with something in common by the application of … Read more >>
Good fun for a Tuesday, simple enough but with a few pleasantly laboured jokes thrown in.
A gem of a puzzle from Nutmeg, sparkling with her customary wit and elegance. I found the level of challenge just right, with some of the definitions deftly hidden under flawless … Read more >>
Serpent has set today’s puzzle. It’s Tuesday, so I wonder if there’ll be a Nina or theme … I found this to be towards the tougher end of the Indy spectrum and it … Read more >>
A gentle start to the week from Armonie.
A gentler start to this week, with favourites 15ac and 18dn. Thanks to Chifonie
A well-crafted and relatively straightforward puzzle from Vigo to get the Indy week started. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>