Never knowingly undersolved
Apologies for the lateness of this post; I’d missed the reminder in my calendar that it was my turn to post about the prize crossword. This is an impressively themed crossword with some … Read more >>
There were a couple of tricky ones that delayed me at the end. Thanks Bonxie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 I ate lunch drunk — wicked! (9) UNETHICAL : Anagram … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26984.
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Imogen this morning. I found this rather less of a challenge than usual for Imogen. I liked the homophone clues and 5dn made me smile but, otherwise, I … Read more >>
Tricky fun with plenty of misdirection – some favourites were 16ac, 22ac, 5dn and 15dn, and the biggest laugh went to 18dn. Thanks, Picaroon
A lovely surprise to find Orlando waiting for me this morning.
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, so the usual preponderance of cryptic/double definitions (perhaps not quite so many as there have been at times) with an anagram, a hidden and a few charades. Not my … Read more >>
As seems to happen with monotonous regularity with the Genius, the first challenge was to get hold a usable copy of the puzzle. First the “printable version” link led to a blank grid … Read more >>
The Bank Holiday Prize puzzle, as is now traditional, comes from Maskarade.
I wondered who I was going to get today, now I know. Crucible has given us a themed puzzle commemorating an event that started 350 years ago today – the Great Fire of … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Not that hard, as it turned … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26977.
Teachers here are going back after the holidays for a Teacher Day and I no longer have to! 😉 And what better way to celebrate, than with a puzzle from Arachne? This is … Read more >>
Very good Quiptic from Pan for our bank holiday entertainment – or at least for those of us who are enjoying a bank holiday today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Smooth sailing, with some nice surfaces and favourites 21ac, 22ac and 5dn. Thanks, Rufus