Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 22, 2014 I finished this puzzle in one sitting, something that does not happen often. This is not to say I found it completely easy; … Read more >>
Gozo is on top form today.
(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.) At first glance, this looked daunting, … Read more >>
Excellent grid from Mudd – a most enjoyable Friday solve. Interesting clues all around, with some gems for good measure (1ac, 17d ). More than the average number of double definitions today.
This was one of those terrible puzzles that allowed me to get around three-quarters of the way through, thinking it a complete doddle, then brought me up short with a handful of utter stinkers.
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 17 Once more a puzzle in which about half of the clues were double and/or cryptic definitions. Still an enjoyable solve, though. Many thanks to Dante/Rufus. Definitions are underlined wherever … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 15, 2014 I find this an okay but lacklustre puzzle. It has a few clever clues: 20a (ROSENTHAL), 28a (MISCREANT) and 19d (CANASTA). But I … Read more >>
A pleasant and easy outing with Rosa.
(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.) The usual Tuesday fare from Neo. … Read more >>
My third time covering Bradman, another great grid to finish the working week with. Thanks Bradman for a pleasurable solve. Just touched down in Tokyo a couple of hours back and immediately got to a wifi enabled location to get my fix for the day.
Magwitch has been appearing monthly since last September so this is his/her sixth puzzle in the FT. I found this one to be on the easy side but this did not detract from the enjoyment … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 10 A very enjoyable brain exercise from Crux. Plenty of variation, nice surfaces and a couple of morbid clues (5d, 23d) on top of that ….. Definitions are underlined wherever … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 8, 2014 While it may be a little heavy in the use of ‘first of’ (in 14a, 15a and 19d), I found this a good … Read more >>
In general the clues were pretty clear and obvious – after I had solved them. Before solving they were anything but. This is my definition of a good cryptic.
(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 fair puzzle from Armonie, to whom … Read more >>