Never knowingly undersolved
A tricky little number this morning, I thought. What did you make of it? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Saturday again – and I’m trying to work out how to pronounce the compiler’s name. Should it be a silent K or knot? And 4 clues lacking a definition. The 4 clues turned out … Read more >>
A new (or is it?) setter with what seems like a contrived name has produced a puzzle to celebrate World Toilet Day.
My old man said ‘Follow the van…’…but what kind of ‘van’ does Ifor have in mind?…Van Morrison? ‘The Van’, by Roddy Doyle? or maybe a White-Van Man’ The preamble in full states that: … Read more >>
A riveting puzzle from Redshank, who had me at my wits end for most of the solve. Innovative cluing with some refreshingly new takes on some familiar words. I needed Geoff’s help to sort out a couple of clues. Thanks Redshank, for a gem of a challenge.
Typically, Phi has provided the last of this week’s mid-week puzzles. I expect there to be a theme here that I simply haven’t spotted. Given the grid, I felt sure that there was … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27051.
A themed offering from Gaff…
A fun challenge from Brummie, which I really enjoyed solving. Brummie’s puzzles usually have a theme and today it’s comedy duos, signposted by he answer to 19ac in the centre of the grid. … Read more >>
This seems to be the first time I have blogged a puzzle by Wiglaf in either the Independent or Inquisitor series although he has now compiled getting for ten all told. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 14, 2016
I was expecting a Crux, and a Crux was what I got.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 12, 2016
Julius is now a regular favourite of mine. Both general knowledge and ingenuity are required to solve the clues, but neither is going to get you there on its own. Thank you Julius.
What more is there to say about Dac? This is the usual consummate performance from the master, albeit at the easy end of the scale and containing nothing to hold people up for long. Even the citrus fruit at 24ac can be taken on trust. And thank goodness I didn’t need to know anything about Thiepval in 6dn.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Got stuck near the beginning and then again about halfway through, but the last few fell very quickly. Favourites were 1ac, 15ac, 24ac/6dn, 3dn and 4dn. Thanks Paul.