Never knowingly undersolved
Chandler made his/her Quiptic debut in March of this year, so s/he’s not the new kid on the block any more. But there are thirteen sleeps till Santa comes, so those – unlike … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28938.
A few weeks ago I was ‘double-Serpent-ed’, with an Indy and an EV to blog in the same weekend…and this week I am double Brummie-d/Cyclops-ed, with this Grauniad puzzle and a Private Eye Cyclops to cover…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28936.
It’s Picaroon, on top of his form (as ever) with a challenging puzzle that was very enjoyable and satisfying to solve. It was quite tough going, in both the solving and the parsing. … Read more >>
A nice puzzle – I found it tough to finish after a quick start. Favourites were 21ac, 27ac, 2dn, and 13dn. Thanks to Matilda
Quite a tricky one this morning, with a couple of clues that I can’t parse to my satisfaction. Both now resolved: see comments. Thanks to Qaos. And of course there is a theme: … Read more >>
Thank you to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Clubs worker’s sacked, caught breaking bottle opener (9) CORKSCREW : C(abbrev. for “clubs”, one of the 4 suits in a deck … Read more >>
A typical Vulcan Monday offering.
I found this ‘literally’ themed puzzle from Brendan a real delight from start to finish. The nature of the theme kept me guessing until the very last entry as to how he would … Read more >>
Thank you to Harpo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Mike and Heather enthralled by an advanced style of country music? (9) AMERICANA : [ M(letter represented by “Mike” in the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28929.
Paul sets the midweek challenge with a fairly straightforward puzzle, where the solve was helped by several long phrases in the answers. As always, my heart sank to see the number of composite … Read more >>
An enjoyable solve, with many tricky clues that look much simpler in hindsight. Favourites 19ac, 15dn, 20dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Nutmeg
My first opportunity to blog a Bartland Quiptic. I’m a fan already. I thought this was thoughtfully constructed, with the beginner and improving solver clearly in mind. It conforms to what for me … Read more >>