Never knowingly undersolved
In retrospect a fairly typical Rufus, with lots of cryptic and double definitions, though it seemed a bit harder than usual when I was solving it. Thanks to Rufus] … Read more >>
This crossword from Puck was a nice Saturday challenge – mostly fairly straightforward with a tricky North East quadrant, we thought. As you expect from this setter there were some clever bits of … Read more >>
A fairly typic Vlad experience for me today, where I got off to a good start with some (relatively) easy clues, but then slowed down and took a while to finish off. Even … Read more >>
My first Screw (blogging-wise), and the last bit had me almost 23down. Thanks to Screw for a hard but enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Absolute idiot on top of … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27007.
In my blog of the last Imogen puzzle a month ago, I commented that it was rather less of a challenge than usual and that some of the clues were rather bland. Not … Read more >>
Provis’s turn to provide our Quiptic diversion.
Ran into a few unfamiliar terms, but got there in the end. Favourite clues 20ac, 26ac and 16dn – thanks, Rufus.
Jack provides the puzzle for my biannual Genius blog We were told that ten solutions contain a slice of 2, not included in the wordplay of their clues. The first clue … Read more >>
Another fine puzzle from Paul, with perhaps more obscure words than usual.
Loved this…
Good inventive fun as always from Paul, with an outstandingly appropriate anagram at 18,11, though needing a couple of bits of general knowledge that were only just in the category of “stuff I … Read more >>
A challenging puzzle from Arachne this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27000.
I swear on my life that I’m going to take up religion again, so that a deity can intercede on my behalf and arrange that I never again find myself having to blog … Read more >>