Never knowingly undersolved
Andrew A themed puzzle by Amoeba – a PDF can be downloaded from here. The instructions tell us: Five pairs of solutions have no definition. The remaining clues each contain a redundant word. When … Read more >>
I found myself very much on the setter’s wavelength today, making this a swift but satisfying solve. Thanks to Imogen. Across 8 RANSACKS Plunders shelves where solution half-hidden (8)Half of ANSwer in … Read more >>
Another enjoyable puzzle from Fed. 16d is particularly clever. Thanks to Fed. Across 1 STRICT Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarian (6)DISTRICT less DI (Detective Inspector) 4 EDICTS Journalist is getting … Read more >>
I found this a bit harder than usual for a Vulcan, with the SE corner holding me up longest. Others may of course have had a different experience. Thanks to Vulcan for the … Read more >>
My first pass through the across clues left a worryingly sparse grid, but things got easier after that. Thanks to Tramp for a fun puzzle. Across 1 BALANCES Steadies one in front … Read more >>
Picaroon is keeping busy, with his alter egos Rodriguez and Buccaneer having appeared yesterday in the Independent and in the FT Sunday News puzzle. No complaints from me about that, as his puzzles … Read more >>
Please excuse a rather terse blog – I’ve been away and had to write it in a bit of a hurry. I hope anything I haven’t said is verifiable in Chambers. Thanks to … Read more >>
I found this quite hard work, though in retrospect there were several clues that I should have got much more quickly than I did – a sign of good clueing, I suppose. A … Read more >>
Thanks to Anto for today’s puzzle.
A bit trickier than usual for a Monday, I think, with a couple of unfamiliar words, though perhaps on the easier side for this setter. Thanks to Brummie. Brummie puzzles sometimes include a … Read more >>
Jigsaw-style puzzles are becoming quite a regular feature of Genius puzzles – this is the third such in a row. I do enjoy them, but perhaps some more variety would be in order. … Read more >>
A delight to see Arachne again, with a “normal” puzzle after a tribute to Nutmeg and a joint effort with her. No major difficulties here, but an abundance of elegant clues. Thanks to … Read more >>
Quite a tricky solve from a relative newcomer to the Guardian (though he’s been around a bit longer at the Independent as Grecian) – thanks to Brockwell. There’s an obvious theme, with several … Read more >>
A stiff challenge, as expected from this setter, with the NW corner holding me up the longest. Thanks to Vlad. Across 1 WAR BRIDE One becoming union member during dispute (3,5)Cryptic definition … Read more >>
A medium-strength offering from the master, challenging and instructive as ever. Thanks to Azed. Rather unusually, the rubric mentions three “problematic” answers: two that are not in Chambers, and one abbreviation. Azed sometimes … Read more >>