Never knowingly undersolved
The twist in this puzzle was that each clue contained a superfluous word. The initial letters of these words spell out the opening line of a work, which proved to be a song … Read more >>
As always, a pleasant wade through a whole lot of words that one has never heard of. If I explained them all this blog would take ages to read and write, so I … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle to tackle on a relaxing Sunday from Commoner, to whom goes thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. To … Read more >>
I do love an Anax puzzle, but goodness me, he does put us bloggers through the wringer on occasions! This one took me most of the week to complete, although it’s one of … Read more >>
The special instructions for this puzzle read: Each of the four sides of the completed grid contains three proper nouns of a kind, not further defined … which turned out to be a … Read more >>
[Apologies for the slightly early (and slightly bizarre) time of posting this blog. Fast forward to Spoiler Alert to find out why!] OK! So here we had a Kcit puzzle with a long … Read more >>
Another Friday, another Phiday! We’re not complaining – there were a number of smiles as we solved this one. We cannot see any theme or nina but you never know with Phi. Perhaps … Read more >>
A timely puzzle from Sayang ushering in the Year of the Horse, its Chinese New Year over this weekend. I thought the grid was quite straightforward and that the setter had decided to … Read more >>
After yesterday’s excitement, with an outstanding Nimrod and two wonderful Arachnes (well, an Arachne and a “Rosa Klebb”), I was worried that today might be a let-down in comparison. Fortunately we have Paul … Read more >>
This was my first blogging encounter with Nimrod for a long time – and is not one that I will forget in a hurry! A first perusal of the grid reveals that most … Read more >>
I thought this was a marvellous puzzle from a setter I don’t think I’m familiar with (in this guise at least): witty, inventive, original and challenging. It was such a fun solve I … Read more >>
The last Arachne I blogged was her last Quiptic before she retired from that section. I’m pleased to make her re-acquaintance today. It was fun solving and blogging it – quite some inventive clueing. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 20 If my memory serves me well, I think I found this Dante puzzle slightly harder than average for our beloved setter. I also remember me not immensely enjoying the … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 18, 2014 I found this puzzle tough in parts but good. My top clues are 4D (ACCIDENT), 5D (EXCLAMATION MARK), 23A (AS WELL) and 28A … Read more >>
I found this quite tricky, everything is there waiting to be found but it took a while to bottom it all out. Thanks to Alberich.