Never knowingly undersolved
scchua Apologies for the very much later than usual posting. The gremlin struck the FT crossword site again, and yesterday’s puzzle wasn’t available until this morning. This is like reporting yesterday’s news, so this is … Read more >>
I’m afraid the puzzle hasn’t been posted on the FT site, and therefore I’ll only be able to blog it later than usual, perhaps even tomorrow, if it doesn’t appear today. It would … Read more >>
My first blog of a Nitsy. Enjoyable experience, thanks Nitsy. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Each picture at the bottom of the blog has an unidentified link to the puzzle.]] Across 1 … Read more >>
It’s been more than a year (time flies!) since I last blogged a Redshank. Going by previous blogs, this is another typical puzzle from him – not that easy, with many good surfaces, … Read more >>
Considerably less difficult than the last Armonie I blogged. Still, I got nowhere starting from the NW, which I normally do, and instead had to work from the SE. Good fun – some … Read more >>
The 25down Rufus Monday mix of mainly double and cryptic definitions, but all compactly clued, and, though easy, enjoyable to tackle. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Each of the pictures at … Read more >>
One can depend on Neo to provide a (not overly) challenging and enjoyable puzzle. A few uncommon words/meanings, but not ungettable, with confirmation from the referrences. Thanks Neo. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>
It’s an encore from the Master after the FT yesterday. As with all Araucarias, the key is perseverance. One has to keep chipping away until the whole lot takes form. Still, it was … Read more >>
It may look like I’m “stalking” Peto, but it’s because he/she (still incogito) comes on only on Tuesdays. This puzzle follows the same mould as the previous oes – some nice surfaces, a couple of … Read more >>
Thanks Hectence for an enjoyable puzzle, though there are a couple of gaps in the parsing I can’t fill in. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Eaach of the pictures at the bottom … Read more >>
I seem to recall that it took me some time to get into this, but did finally complete the answers and parsing. (Is it my imagination or are the IoS puzzles gradually getting … Read more >>
I found this the hardest Tuesday FT for some time. A handful of answers in the bottom half corners held me up, and I hope I’ve got them right. But no complaints. Enjoyed … Read more >>
An easy enough puzzle, until I got bogged down with the last one in; there were some unusual and challenging definitions. Thanks Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the … Read more >>
Another Monday Rufus in his standard easy style. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Pictures at the bottom have an identified link to the puzzle. As usual, please double-bracket any comment … Read more >>
Apologies for my absence last week, and thanks to PeeDee for stepping in. In a nutshell, I was in hospital incommunicado/out of action following an emergency, and, as I learned after it was too … Read more >>