Never knowingly undersolved
Not for the first time, I am blogging a Cyclops when many of the references in it seem weirdly out of date. A lot has happened, and a lot has changed — nearly … Read more >>
I don’t normally solve the IoS (I’ve only done so today because the scheduled blogger is away) so cannot say how this one compares with others in the series or with previous Hypnos cryptics. … Read more >>
Not much to say other than here’s this week’s Everyman
The Instructions: Eleven clues are identically deficient in their cryptic component, reflecting the passing of the solution to one of them. We seem to have another gremlin in this month’s Genius. We printed … Read more >>
As always Azed provides a masterclass in clueing: not always the most riveting surfaces or constructions, but everything utterly sound.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
To adapt a well-worn and topical football cliché, Nimrod would probably be the first name on the Indy (or any other) crossword editor’s ‘team sheet’…and to quote the Monty Python team in their (admittedly … Read more >>
This is my second ‘enter where they will fit’ puzzle in a row. I normally enjoy these, but this one has an additional element on top of the cold solving – ten answers must be ‘thematically treated’.
All good stuff from as we have come to expect, thanks Paul.
A brain-twisting experience from Gaff, more so since I didnt see the FT site version which has the preamble (that Geoff later pointed out to me). Made steady progress through the grid until I ground to a halt in the SE quadrant. Needed the prop up from Gaufrid to fill in the blanks.
Phi has given us an interesting puzzle today First look at the grid suggests it is a classic design for a message round the outside. However, Phi is only … Read more >>
Unless Screw has made a mistake re 2dn, this puzzle must have been compiled last year, or earlier, yet 1dn is currently very topical. I cannot see anything 7dn yet those expats living … Read more >>
A Thursday workout from Alberich
As usual a good crossword from Monk today. His mistake (I assume, using the authority of Google) in 18ac is perhaps a slight blemish but otherwise there is the usual range of nice clues, some of them setting me back for longer than I would like. But we can’t all be speed solvers, can we.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
The puzzlemay be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26924.
Monday prize Crossword / Jun 20, 2016
In a Rufus-free Guardian week the ideal opportunity to still get a glimpse of our beloved setter.