Never knowingly undersolved
There is usually something interesting in a Serpent grid. This time, it seemed like it was was just a bunch of quite tricky clues … … I only got 5 in after the … Read more >>
Some computer problems today, which caused me to do the blog in the old way. Not the usual nice layout with bells and whistles, but you should be able to see what’s going … Read more >>
A good challenge from Tees today There was a certain amount of General Knowledge needed for this – nothing too obscure though, and all gettable from the wordplay and /or crossing … Read more >>
Hob is occupying the Wednesday slot this week in what we usually consider to be Doc’s spiritual home. Although you could almost solve this puzzle without realising it, this puzzle marks an occasion … Read more >>
Usually the Tuesday puzzle has some sort of theme, but I needed some training to spot this one.
Been a while since I’ve done a Kairos
Poins can be tricky for the IoS slot, and I certainly found this one challenging. Plenty of clues: 32 if I have counted correctly, which must be the maximum number you … Read more >>
Seems ages since I have seen a puzzle from Anax. As the temperature starts to fall it should provide a pleasant accompaniment to the first sounds of the central heating emerging from its … Read more >>
Another week goes by – we cannot believe how quickly it’s Friday again and we have another Phi puzzle to solve. We made steady progress with this one until we were left … Read more >>
It is Gila’s turn to occupy the Thursday slot this week, with a real tour-de-force of a themed puzzle. This puzzle must have taken Gila an age to compile, and I hope that … Read more >>
Eccles now standing in the Wednesday slot, good stuff with one or two needing teasing out.
An enjoyable crossword from Crosophile today, with no very major pieces of controversy so far as I can see. All right, there are a couple of clues that I can’t quite explain properly but that’s probably just me.
Definitions in maroon, underlined.
A lively and well-constructed crossword.
Thanks Hoskins. The last couple in required me taking a time-out before they came to mind. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There’s a smattering of references to biological functions in the clues, … Read more >>
A solid, but maybe fairly un-challenging, puzzle from Klingsor today – not sure it would have passed 1D as a Saturday Prize puzzle in days of yore…some nice presentation, in terms of surface … Read more >>