Never knowingly undersolved
With Phi you are always looking for a theme or a message The only thing that strikes me this week is that there are a few names contained within the across … Read more >>
Nestor is often difficult, and this was no exception. But as it should be — one looks back when parsing a clue and says “well that really wasn’t too hard”. There are some quite outstanding clues here and the fact that they took me a long time to solve didn’t detract from the enjoyment.
One of the things I like about Lohengrin’s puzzles is the misdirection and today was no exception. Many times I was misled as to the definition, which seemed obvious on first reading the … Read more >>
Scorpion has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and delectation. Tuesday’s puzzle often has a theme to it or a Nina around its perimeter, although I have found no trace of either, despite … Read more >>
I struggled with this a bit, but after getting a foothold in the various parts of the grid, the rest came with a bit of brainwork. Some good clues, though. … Read more >>
I rarely seem to draw a Hoskins on blogging day, but it’s certainly a relief after two Nimrods on the trot. It officially being Remembrance Sunday, I did wonder whether we might see … Read more >>
We enjoyed this offering from Crosophile today. As we said on Thursday, for a crossword to be enjoyable it has to raise some smiles, have some smooth surfaces and is even better when … Read more >>
Phi’s typically good sound Friday offering. I found this on the hard side for him, although progress was steady enough and there were no long pauses while I failed to see the way forward.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
The last Klingsor puzzle that we blogged was back in March last year. Once again, we enjoyed the solve. It was tricky in places but one of the criteria for enjoying a … Read more >>
Dac is where he belongs this week, occupying the Wednesday compiling slot. I found this particular puzzle to be towards the easy end of the Dac spectrum and made swift progress through it. … Read more >>
Alchemi gives us a topical offering today. Unless you have been hiding away in some CATACOMBS [25 across] for months, nay years, you will be aware that the American Presidential … Read more >>
A lovely crisp sunny morning to do a crossword
Daedalus and I bump into one another again on a Sunday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>
Oh cripes, it’s Nimrod again. This time I managed two and a half answers before reaching for internet-based help, and perhaps a couple more before dissecting the Crossword Compiler data file for pointers. … Read more >>
Will there, won’t there be a theme to Phi’s offering this week? Actually yes, four of Will’s characters from Shakespeare’s play (in the nina across the bottom row) appear in the grid (in … Read more >>