Never knowingly undersolved
It won’t come as a surprise that the S&B’s host, John Henderson – locally known as Enigmatist, IO and Nimrod – wrote a crossword for the day too. Such a special way to … Read more >>
A relatively straightforward plain puzzle from Azed this week.
Another exemplary puzzle from Everyman for the less-experienced, improving solver. There were two anagrams which I particularly liked in this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>
Thanks to Hypnos for an enjoyable Sunday solve with some nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Trade TUC misrepresented – giving basis for emotional expression? (4,4) TEAR DUCT : … Read more >>
A great Saturday challenge from Serpent today. As we have come to expect, some excellent surfaces and crafty misdirections and no unusual words. We have a small niggle with 5d, but otherwise … Read more >>
A classically-themed puzzle from Philistine this week.
A puzzle by our Editor this week, starting with the preamble: Answers to 17 clues are too short for the allowed space, and must be entered leaving one or more cells empty; solvers … Read more >>
I found today’s challenge from Bradman on the tougher end of his offerings. Thanks Don, for a relatively strenuous workout.
Phi is where you would expect to find him today, occupying the Friday slot. I actually found this puzzle to be towards the more difficult end of the Phi spectrum, despite the fact … Read more >>
Perhaps slightly less fearsome than Vlad at full strength, but still some quite intricate parsings, including one of which I almost had to give up on. Thanks to Vlad for the challenging entertainment. … Read more >>
loonapick is having IT problems today so here is a quick analysis of the clues. Apologies for any typos. I have an ocular migraine at the moment and it’s difficult to read what’s … Read more >>
There are some nicely unusual clue constructions in this puzzle. Thanks to Crucible. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 I admitted to lethargy, travelling a long way (5,4) LIGHT YEAR : … Read more >>
Tees has presented us with a fairly minimalist crossword today The clues seemed fairly short with basic wordplay in many cases. I counted eight container and contents references where the … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 14, 2017