Never knowingly undersolved
It’s always a bit worrying for a blogger to see Enigmatist’s name on a puzzle, especially a Genius, but here I was lucky to spot the theme almost immediately, when I tentatively solved … Read more >>
It’s Paul playing tricksy games with us, in a puzzle that I found quite a challenge but a really satisfying one to complete. I enjoyed it more than any Paul puzzle for quite … Read more >>
Edit: updated. A bit rushed in the blogging, but I did enjoy solving this earlier – a nice variety in the theme. Favourites 15ac and 19,3.
Apologies all for the delay – I’ve been having connection issues this morning. Should have a full post up shortly, but discuss away in the meantime.
Good fun from Qaos today (despite a couple of niggles). His puzzles usually have a hidden theme of some kind: I can’t see anything in this one, but I may well have missed … Read more >>
A gentle saunter from Nutmeg today with nothing to frighten the horses (and nothing much for me to say about it). No obscure words, no convoluted wordplay, just a straightforward and pleasant solve. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26820.
I found this a difficult Quiptic, and when I’d finished solving and blogging it, I discovered why. Quiptics with a theme are about as rare as hens’ teeth, but there’s one here. It’s … Read more >>
A traditional Rufus medley, with perhaps more anagrams and fewer cryptic and double definitions than usual. There are a couple of places where the cluing seems rather awry but it’s perhaps me being … Read more >>
I really enjoy Brummie’s crosswords – always entertaining and often with interesting vocabulary and wordplay. I didn’t spot any particular theme here; the notable thing that jumped out at us were a couple … Read more >>
This is the fourth Picaroon puzzle in a row that has fallen to me to blog – absolutely no complaints from me but I suspect there may be from some of my fellow-bloggers. … Read more >>
Nice and mostly simple – favourites were 24ac and 13dn. Thanks, Chifonie.
A very satisfying puzzle from Philistine today, with lots of clues that seemed impenetrable at first but gradually yielded, including a few where the letters of the answer literally appear in the clue, … Read more >>
I had the pleasure of blogging Arachne’s last appearance five weeks ago and good fortune has favoured me again. To start off with, I thought this was going to be somewhat easier than … Read more >>
The newest kid on the Quiptic block returns with an enjoyable challenge to start us on the cryptic week.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26813.