Never knowingly undersolved
The construction of this crossword was reminiscent of a puzzle a few months ago. Across entries in the two top and bottom rows, and down entries in the four left and right columns … Read more >>
Paul’s crosswords are always a joy, and this was no exception (although I only got to it after Jenny had done most of the puzzle – she says she thought it was pretty … Read more >>
Hob-goblins maybe. When writing the blog, I was considering having a moan about 6/12 because it appeared to have the word split in half in such a way that one half NAVI appeared … Read more >>
Lots of fun, but not Paul at his most difficult even with the longer clues only falling into place late on. I particularly liked 9, 12, and 19/4. 26 was completely new to me.
We cannot believe that four weeks have passed by and we are blogging a Phi puzzle again. Not that we are complaining …… We enjoyed the solve and think we have everything sorted … Read more >>
Excellent grid from Mudd – a most enjoyable Friday solve. Interesting clues all around, with some gems for good measure (1ac, 17d ). More than the average number of double definitions today.
It is a long time since I have had the task of blogging a Morph puzzle, so I was keen to see how I would cope with it, first with solving the clues, … Read more >>
Looking at previous blogs of Brummie’s puzzles, by myself and others, I find that a common introduction is something like “As is often the case with Brummie, this turned out easier than it … Read more >>
This was one of those terrible puzzles that allowed me to get around three-quarters of the way through, thinking it a complete doddle, then brought me up short with a handful of utter stinkers.
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 17 Once more a puzzle in which about half of the clues were double and/or cryptic definitions. Still an enjoyable solve, though. Many thanks to Dante/Rufus. Definitions are underlined wherever … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 15, 2014 I find this an okay but lacklustre puzzle. It has a few clever clues: 20a (ROSENTHAL), 28a (MISCREANT) and 19d (CANASTA). But I … Read more >>
My first blog of an Otterden, somewhat delayed by a cancelled train…
A pleasant and easy outing with Rosa.
It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s a Crosophile puzzle. This is a crossword that contains words that I would consider to be in every day usage. I … Read more >>
When you see the name Schadenfreude you can be sure that you are going get a challenging but scrupulously fair puzzle with a number of layers to peel away as you work your … Read more >>