Never knowingly undersolved
I found this tough, very tough in places, but that is what I’ve come to expect from this setter. My first, quick pass through the clues resulted in less than a handful of entries … Read more >>
One of those puzzles that takes longer to blog than to solve.
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 13, 2017
This took me slightly longer than the average Mudd.
Very enjoyable, with some naughtiness included too.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 11, 2017
Super puzzle, albeit one that might be difficult to finish without access to reference materials. Thank you Gozo.
Tees in for Dac on Wednesday this week. There’s a little bit of retail therapy in the outside columns today with BARGAIN BASEMENT in column 1 and DEPARTMENT STORE in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27127.
Chalicea presented the Inquisitor challenge on 11th February The preamble was nice and short. It stated "The wordplay of every across clue leads to a letter not required in the … Read more >>
A good challenge from Knut today, as is appropriate on a Tuesday. Some nice clues. I don’t seem to have blogged one of Knut’s before, but would be happy to do more.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
It’s six months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and wrote, ‘It’s many months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and so I was delighted to land this one’. Ditto today. Delight was … Read more >>
Bit of a Tuesday toughie from PHSSTHPOK today…
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Well ViGo returns for our Monday workout, just about right for a Monday morning I thought.
Nice and mostly very straightforward – favourites 9ac, 11ac, 30ac, and 6dn. Thanks, Rufus.
A more UK-centric Cyclops this time round – the odd Trump/Clinton reference in the clues, but a host of old favourites in May, Boris, Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, the Speaker and the ‘shadow cabinet … Read more >>