Never knowingly undersolved
This was an interesting challenge from Redshank and I am quite happy to get the chance to blog this puzzle. With quite a fair number of anagrams, progress was steady for most part. … Read more >>
Yes, it’s me again, covering for a scheduled blogger who is away from home. This puzzle was probably made easier by the themed perimeter entries which, provided one knew them, could be written … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 21 I do so many crosswords nowadays that I actually can’t remember anymore what I thought of this puzzle. When writing this blog, I didn’t see any real difficulties. Dante … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 19, 2014 I found this to be a splendid Mudd. My star clues are 1a (ON AND OFF), 13a (TURNABOUT), 24a (TACKIER), 16d (SCREWTOP) and … Read more >>
We were told that “S has the same meaning throughout the clues” so, as all the across clues started with an S, I looked at the down clues first and entered seven solutions, … Read more >>
This was a welcome puzzle today as I was running a little late with blogging. In each clue the wordplay and definitions fell in neatly so there wasn’t much to be doubtful about once I had the answers.
A very tough puzzle to round off, what has been a very humbling week for me. Alberich has dished out a true challenge this Friday, thanks to whom for a very intensive workout.
A decent challenge from Aardvark today with some well disguised definitions and pleasing surfaces, though I do have a slight quibble about part of the wordplay in 1dn. There was one less familiar, or … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 14 Time for another pleasant and not too demanding Falcon who, quite surprisingly, gave us his first full anagram only at 17d (immediately followed by a second and last one at … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 12, 2014 This was my second Magwitch and I liked it as much as the first. My top clues are 21a (SCAR TISSUE), 3d (CURRY … Read more >>
I struggled with this one, a tricky puzzle.
I may not be able to pronounce the setter’s name properly, but I have no trouble pronouncing this puzzle a nice and easy solve.
I found this to be a tough nut to crack from Wanderer. Progress was slow and steady .. and I still couldnt nail a couple of clues in the end without some help.
I found this a mixed bag of the easy-peasy, the puzzling, the hackneyed and the really rather clever. With a couple of movie-stars thrown in. Good stuff.
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 7 When this crossword was published, it was the 7th of July. The day Le Tour missed my house by less than 100 metres, also an event that was over before I could even … Read more >>