Never knowingly undersolved
Turbolegs is on holiday at the moment and when he emailed to say that he hadn’t been able to complete the puzzle and his blog before embarking on a long car journey I was … Read more >>
A simple crossword but vey fairly and clearly clued, with an American feel to some of the answers.
Monday Prize Crossword / Aug 3, 2015
Some may complain about all these cryptic definitions and the ample use of anagrams but Dante’s clue-writing is unique (whatever you think of it).
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 1, 2015
A somewhat racy puzzle from Loroso today. It is ages since I have had the pleasure of blogging Loroso, I hope he returns on another Wednesday soon. Thanks Loroso.
Tuesady toughie – one I couldn’t complete, so thanks to Eileen for parsing 16dn.
Greetings from Copenhagen!! A pleasurable challenge from Magwitch today. Needed perseverance on a few clues to parse right but nothing to really bother. Thanks Magwitch for yet another treat !!
A walk in the park after walking the dogs. Thanks Orense, for a gentle but fun crossword.
Monday Prize Crossword / Jul 27, 2015
An enjoyable Crux puzzle that took more time to finish than I thought it would (due to the tricky NE, 10ac/5d). Once more some cross-references and a nice &lit at the start of the puzzle.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 25, 2015 Thank you to Mudd for another fine puzzle. My clue of the week is 14a (TIRED) and I also applaud 27a (CONTINENT). There … Read more >>
PeeDee is away enjoying a holiday so I get a chance to return to what used to be my regular Wednesday FT slot. A fairly straightforward solve by Aardvark’s standards though there were … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A sort of anniversary for the … Read more >>
A really tricky one from Gaff that had me go from making steady progress to grinding to a halt five clues away from a complete solve. I tried to search for a Nina somewhere as is common with Gaff’s puzzles but without much success. All in all , a good work out – and a well-deserved thanks to Gaff for stretching me out today.
A straightforward, but clever and elegant crossword. Thanks, Redshank.
Monday Prize Crossword / Jul 20, 2015
Dante as Dante can be. Meaning: mostly easy but then he’ll have you to start thinking about how to fully complete the puzzle.