Never knowingly undersolved
When you have Charles, Brenda, Trump, Clinton, May, Boris, Thatcher, Corbyn and (Jeffrey) Archer all making appearances in the clues, it has to be a Cyclops! Quite light on the smut-tery for a … Read more >>
This is Filbert’s ninth appearance in the Indy since he began last November but his first on a Sunday. I have solved and enjoyed them all and this one was no exception. I … Read more >>
I started doing the Azed puzzles when I was a first-year undergraduate; I solved this one on the day before I qualified for my state pension. Tempus fugit indeed. The Right & Left … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3756.
Morph challenges the grey matter this Saturday – and some of the clues made our brains hurt!
My first reaction on seeing the name on this puzzle was, ‘That’ll teach me to complain about having so many Paul Prize puzzles to blog!’. The ‘Special instructions’ [which always make my heart … Read more >>
“In 11 clues, the wordplay leads to the answer and an additional letter not to be entered into the grid; in clue order these letters give THE ULTIMATE PRIZE. Four entries clued without definition are associated surnames, three of which stand in the way of those seeking the prize; a fourth such surname (six letters) must be highlighted, as must be the two normally clued entries which form a cryptic indication of the puzzle’s theme. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, but does not contain one entry that can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of English.”
I’ve absolutely no idea where Turbolegs has got to today but something must have prevented him from blogging. I should be doing other things right now so here is just an analysis of … Read more >>
What can one say about Phi that is new? As always he has produced something that is uncontroversial, as I found when writing the blog: every clue can be explained simply, even though it is not always simple to solve in the first place. I thought this would be a record early blog, but, as so often seems to happen when I’m blogging, mild computer problems have caught up with me.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Puck never disappoints, and here is another fine example… … with a mini(?) theme given by the song at 11,26, which was written by HARRY WARREN and MACK GORDON. I can’t see any … Read more >>
Nothing too difficult in this Falcon puzzle.
Serpent returns this week with another slippery offering.
Some fun from NUTMEG to kick off the day…
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 29, 2018
Today’s mid-week entertainment has been supplied by Gila, one of the newer Indy compilers. I found this to be a rather tough puzzle and I needed to work really hard to finish it. … Read more >>