Never knowingly undersolved
My first reaction on seeing the name on this puzzle was, ‘That’ll teach me to complain about having so many Paul Prize puzzles to blog!’. The ‘Special instructions’ [which always make my heart … Read more >>
Puck never disappoints, and here is another fine example… … with a mini(?) theme given by the song at 11,26, which was written by HARRY WARREN and MACK GORDON. I can’t see any … Read more >>
Some fun from NUTMEG to kick off the day…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27636.
A highly entertaining puzzle from Picaroon, with the usual meticulous cluing and interesting and witty surfaces, with misdirection all over the place. Most enjoyable – many thanks to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Mostly quick, but needed all the crossers for a couple of the cryptic definitions. Favourites were 8ac and 18ac. Thanks to Vulcan.
Nothing to frighten the horses here, which is as it should be for a Quiptic. I hope those newer to the dark arts will have enjoyed finishing this one. If I’ve not explained … Read more >>
A very satisfying puzzle, I thought. We got most of it on an initial pass, but it took a few other looks through the week to fill in the south-west corner. Lots of … Read more >>
A slow and steady solve for me, with plenty of smiles – favourites 9ac, 17/16/17, 11dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Paul.
Good fun as always from Qaos, with a couple of his trademark mathematical clues… … and as (almost) always, a ghost theme, this time of newspapers: we have the DAILY TELEGRAPH, EXPRESS, STAR … Read more >>
The puzzle can be solved online here.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27629.
Hectence is in the Quiptic slot this week.
A near-perfect start to the week, I thought, from Pan. I really enjoyed this puzzle, with its meticulous cluing and meaningful and often witty surfaces throughout. My only quibble is the … Read more >>
Qaos has set the Guardian Genius puzzle for September The preamble this month was fairly short and told us that each clue contains a superfluous word. In order, the first letters … Read more >>