Never knowingly undersolved
Another Brummie appears on a day when I am standing in for someone who is away, not that I’m objecting. However, this time the parsing of one of the clues has defeated me, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27067.
A bit of a mixed bag from Pasquale today. There’s the expected sprinkling of less familiar or unknown words – impeccably clued, as usual – but also some rather tired ones, at 26 … Read more >>
I think this one meets the remit. Nothing too tricky so a reasonably quick solve for me, and I wouldn’t imagine that it would take that much longer for a relative newcomer to … Read more >>
Nicely clued, and a very friendly grid. Favourites were 1ac, 22ac and 16dn. Thanks, Rufus.
A rather tongue-in-cheek puzzle from Paul, which I enjoyed more than I initially expected to. A quick preliminary scan of the clues revealed the ‘obvious’ theme of birds [yet again] and my first … Read more >>
A very enjoyable challenge, with plenty of misdirection. Favourites were 15ac, 1dn and 2dn. Thanks, Nutmeg
It was obvious that there was a theme based around 5d. After a fairly easy start (particularly in the NW corner) my way in was to spot the long phrase at 21,18,17 when … Read more >>
A pleasant, if not too difficult, offering from Chifonie, this drab Wednesday morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27060.
Apologies for the late blog. There are several clues that I couldn’t parse, so help is welcome. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
A bit of a mixed bag from Rufus today. Many of the clues show his characteristic elegance but about half of the cryptic definitions are barely so and I have a couple of … Read more >>
Well, the instructions told us that “The solution indicated by the wordplay in each of the 26 clues is lacking a required letter. Each letter of the alphabet is missing from a particular … Read more >>
A good fun prize puzzle from Philistine … … with a theme of BOTTOMs. We were both a bit confused about the rubric, which says: Six 5 solutions are not further defined The … Read more >>
Pan seems to have a regular place in the cryptic slot now, while still supplying Monday quiptics. This is a well crafted puzzle with a good variety of clue types, presented with some … Read more >>