Never knowingly undersolved
loonapick A misprint puzzle from Azed that I have completed, but not fully parsed. I solved this puzzle over four sittings, and have had to give up on the parsing of one answer (1ac) … Read more >>
Moo returns for his/her fourth FT outing I also blogged the setter's second puzzle and found it to be enjoyable, if not perfect. I think the same could be said of this one. … Read more >>
Falcon provides today's FT puzzle. This may well be the easiest puzzle I have solved in years. I don't know whether to feel cheated, as I had the whole thing done (including writing … Read more >>
An enjoyable Redshank puzzle. This was a nice puzzle to blog, with just enough challenging clues to keep me interested, but nothing too difficult to parse. I liked 24 and 25 across, and … Read more >>
A toughie from Puck provides some midweek entertainment, but not one for those who don’t like toilet humour. Puck is at his naughty best here with a few clues that rely on a … Read more >>
Neo is up today in the FT. The top half of this slotted in easily enough, but there were a couple of entries in the bottom half that I struggled with. I took … Read more >>
A classic Brummie puzzle? Certainly, the theme was classic(al). At least eight of the answers were the names of symphonies, although technically I think the Alpine is a symphony in name only. I … Read more >>
A typical Dogberry puzzle this morning in the FT On the whole this was an enjoyable solve, with some nice clues, especially those for KNOWLEDGE, WIND CHILL FACTOR and NUDISM. His sense of … Read more >>
A bit tougher than some Monday Guardians I could probably have made this a bit quicker if I had not written BROWNER in at 2dn (anagram of BREW ONE) and DO INDOORS (a … Read more >>
A "rousing" puzzle from Gaff this morning… …celebrating the 80th anniversary of a famous speech from Winston Churchill, the most well-known part of which is: "…We shall go on to the end. We … Read more >>
Goliath provides this morning's lockdown challenge in the FT. On first perusal, I thought I was going to be in for a long slog, with only 4 across clues and 7 down finding … Read more >>
Jason got my grey cells working this morning.
A gentle puzzle with an “aard” to spot theme?
I think this is the first time I have blogged (or indeed solved) a puzzle by Moo.
A themed puzzle from Tramp in this morning’s Guardian, which can be found here.