Never knowingly undersolved
Just what we need to brighten up a dull Monday morning: some sparkling wit from Tees. Among lots of very good clues, I particularly enjoyed the laugh-out-loud puns of 15a, 4d and 13d. … Read more >>
A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle. Thank you.
When we see Nimrod’s name on a puzzle we know that we won’t be able to parse some of the clues until later. Today’s offering was no exception.
Phi well up to his usual standard today; nothing obvious, but everything clear enough after a bit of thought. A few unfamiliar words, but the wordplay makes it straightforward enough to derive them. … Read more >>
Hob has given us a very nice workout. It was not always easy to see the answers, but once you did everything was clear. And that’s just how it should be. I have a slight criticism of 18ac and 15dn, but it is slight and the more I think about it the more I feel that it is not really justified.
It’s been a while since we last blogged an Alchemi puzzle, and on our first run-through we were a little disappointed by this one, but……
Monk has provided a puzzle to get our teeth into this Tuesday morning. As is customary, Monk gave me a real workout, and I really had to solve this puzzle in two sittings, … Read more >>
A date appropriate puzzle from Knut with lots of lively and occasionally off-the-wall clueing devices.
The puzzle can be found here. Hello! There’s no rest for the wicked, and so I’m back again with this puzzle by Hypnos, to whom thanks. I was in need of something … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. After a long week, I took a longish time unwinding with this puzzle by Filbert, a setter whose crosswords I find to be a … Read more >>
Phi was not on his usual day, so I realised that something special was happening.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Well, this is our second Phi blog in two weeks! Is there something special going on tomorrow? Or is this just indicative or maybe more meaningful?
Eccles has provided this week’s Wednesday teaser. I found this to be a puzzle of two halves in that I sped through the top half of the grid before needing to work harder … Read more >>
This is the second Wire crossword I have blogged. The first one had a theme based on The Wind in the Willows; Have we got a theme today? I think … Read more >>
Another Tees cryptic to start the Indy week. Always a pleasure to solve and blog, and I always learn something. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>