Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Peto. Enjoyable, and with one answer that took (but shouldn’t have taken) me some time to parse satisfactorily. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 A consequence of abandoning Ulster (6) … Read more >>
An enjoyable and straightforward Monday crossword. Thanks Armonie!
A rare Friday appearance from ARTEXLEN, thanks to whom for a good workout. One of those puzzles where the parsing took as much time as the solving did for many clues, if not longer.
The puzzle can be found here.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 24, 2018
I always enjoy Julius’s puzzles as they have a definite character. I never feel like I’m just churning out another FT post which can sometimes happen. As usual with Julius there are a couple of clues that I can’t fully explain – any thoughts welcome. Thank you Julius.
A classic puzzle, not wickedly hard but with some delightful clueing.
Nowadays – in the post-Dante era – it’s a guess what we will get on a Monday.
This is my first blogging encounter with Sleuth who offered a sound crossword of medium difficulty.
Usual Friday fare from Bradman, thanks to whom for a good workout.
Those who prefer to solve online may be interested to know that the FT now has an (experimental) interactive version of its cryptic puzzles. A link to the relevant page can be found … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 17, 2018
A very enjoyable puzzle from Alberich. Understated rather than flashy, but none the worse for that. Thank you Alberich.
My apologies for the blog being a little later than usual this morning but I had to dig the puzzle out of a snowdrift.
Rather testing for a Tuesday, I thought…
An enjoyable Monday morning offering from CRUX. We learned a few things, which is always a bonus.