Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 4, 2015 I made my way well through this puzzle until I got stumped by 16d (SLAPHEAD). My clue of the week is 25a (EMBARGO) … Read more >>
Not for the first time, two rogue black squares have crept into the grid and messed up the numbering. However, once this was spotted progress could be made. An enjoyable challenge from Redshank … Read more >>
(Work in progress: 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 Neo on … Read more >>
A gentle saunter of a grid today from Magwitch. Simple, inambiguous cluing for most part, ruffled ever so slightly by 8dn. Thanks to Magwitch for this Friday treat.
Today we learned that an indris is a long-tailed lemur from Madagascar. It was a fun and straightforward crossword, with some neat clues and references to a couple of heroes. Thanks, Mr B.
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 30, 2015
An enjoyable puzzle with Crux back in the saddle.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 28, 2015 I am getting better at Goliath’s puzzles and coming to appreciate them more. A couple of clues gave me trouble in this one … Read more >>
Another super puzzle from Gozo, interesting all the way through. Thank you Gozo.
A gentle Tuesday morning
We had a couple of quibbles (which we shall probably find are down to us missing the point rather than any deficiency in the crossword) but overall we enjoyed this.
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 23, 2015
On the whole a Dante puzzle as we expect it to be. Easy, especially the right hand side, but pleasant.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 21, 2015 I found the bottom right quadrant of this puzzle rather hard and was also challenged by two terms I did not know, 11 … Read more >>
This is a tricky puzzle that I can’t quite finish. I think Io has made a fool out me again!
My apologies for the late appearance of this post, I don’t know what has prevented the scheduled blogger from turning up. To avoid further delay, I will confine my input to a simple … Read more >>
The usual software tool I use to blog is down today so please bear with me on this one. Also apologies for the late post, as I was traveling and solved this in-flight. Not sure how this will turn out in the blog so do ignore any formatting issues too.
Maybe I get excited too easily but I absolutely enjoyed this delightful Chalmie teaser from start to finish, with hardly any clue that didnt make me go “Awesome!!”.