Never knowingly undersolved
Another Wednesday and another excellent Dac puzzle. As always, smooth surfaces and straightforward clues. Not too difficult, but a great pleasure to solve and blog. We’re away from home this week with a … Read more >>
XXXX by Wiglaf Preamble: 15 clue answers must be thematically shortened before entry in the grid. Their clues contain a definition for the full answer; wordplay and letter-counts refer to grid entries, not … Read more >>
An educational Tuesday challenge
Struggled at several points…
I think this may well be my first blog of a Vigo puzzle, although I have solved and enjoyed some of his/her previous submissions. For me, this was a medium-difficulty puzzle, with a … Read more >>
Another new setter to the Independent fold.
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, we know what to expect – a generous supply of double and cryptic definitions (five of each today). Thanks to the setter. By the way, I see the Guardian … Read more >>
Thank you to Hectence for a Quiptic with, I think, about the right level of difficulty. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Wrong to send volunteers round on service call (2,5) … Read more >>
I seemed to be quite well tuned in to Beelzebub’s wavelength this week, getting through this reasonably swiftly. That said, I did slip up by entering AINO incorrectly at 26 down. I felt … Read more >>
A standard plain Azed this week, in a standard 12 x 12 grid.
Possibly the most difficult Kairos I’ve ever blogged or solved. I know that I keep banging on about this, but within the crossword universe, the IoS is meant to be an ‘accessible’ puzzle, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3617.
It looks like we have another new setter today, or at least a quick search of Fifteensquared doesn’t suggest otherwise. In which case, welcome Anglio. I found this quite a challenge, and never … Read more >>
Another delightful box of tricks from Picaroon, brimming with wittily inventive and misdirecting clues, along with brilliant story-telling surfaces – a joy to solve, from beginning to end. I didn’t have many entries … Read more >>
A whodunnit this week – based on Cluedo. Five innocent suspects to be eliminated and 5 weapons too – all hidden in the clues. The murder room is then the room defined by … Read more >>