Never knowingly undersolved
I got a bit stuck half way through this, though looking back I’m not sure why – I think all the clues are fair and not too hard. Some lovely misleading surface readings … Read more >>
Nutmeg ends the week with her usual wit and elegance. I found this a bit more of a tussle than usual and at one point had the whole of the right hand side … Read more >>
A slow, difficult, and satisfying solve. Favourites were 17ac, 1dn, 3dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Paul.
A very enjoyable puzzle from Tramp which has one of his characteristic themes running through some of the clues, albeit less all-pervasively than he sometimes manages (I may have missed some references). I … Read more >>
A curious mix of easy and difficult clues form Boatman.
Carpathian’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27771.
Paul on sparkling form this week, with two outrageous homophones.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27769.
Philistine breezes in to cheer another wet and windy day. This was all pretty straightforward, apart from one more tricksy piece of parsing – once again proving that a puzzle doesn’t need to … Read more >>
Very fun with some very smooth and tricky surfaces. Favourites included 25ac, 3dn, 13dn, and 22dn. Many thanks to Brendan
A gentle workout from Brummie today, with quite a few rather obvious clues. No (obvious) theme that I can see, though I’m ready to be enlightened… Thanks to Brummie. And indeed there is … Read more >>
The puzzle can be solved online here
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. Nothing here to frighten the horses, which is as it should be. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
I enjoyed this, interesting and varied. I found some of the clues quite difficult to parse. Thank you Pasquale.