Never knowingly undersolved
A bit of a challenge from Imogen today – another fine puzzle to end another very good week. A couple of unfamiliar words at 11ac and 3dn but, as always with this setter, … Read more >>
Screw, as before, provides a tricky and inventive challenge.
Boys and girls come out to play with Boatman today, with at least one of the two words occurring in about two thirds of the clues, and quite a few names in the … Read more >>
Well, this was a very agreeable start to the day. One of my favourite setters in top form and, I think, my first opportunity to blog one of her puzzles. What can one … Read more >>
I never thought that I’d be writing this sentence, but this Quiptic from Nutmeg didn’t really do the business for me this morning. Some words that perhaps shouldn’t get … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26783.
Thank you Paul, always a pleasure to solve and blog.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26781.
I said yesterday that I was rather disappointed not to get Crucible’s puzzle to blog. And now here’s a cracker from another of my top favourite setters, on top form, sparkling with his … Read more >>
Very enjoyable – favourite was 12ac, but there were many excellent clues. Thanks Crucible.
Another excellent puzzle from Nutmeg, which started seeming a bit impenetrable, but yielded steadily and satisfyingly. Thanks to this gem of a setter. Across 1. THROUGH TRAFFIC … Read more >>
What can one say? Just what we know we are going to get from Rufus on a Monday. A gentle start to the week with not too much wordplay to ponder over. . … Read more >>
I daresay, relatively speaking, I spent more time on this than most Cryptics. Thanks to Anto. I recall that commenters (mostly) rounded on this setter in his/her previous outings. Déjà vu! Definitions are … Read more >>
A witty and topical Prize puzzle from Shed, whose name I was pleased to see for my first Prize blog of the new year. [The puzzle was published on the day that the … 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.) Found this easy enough to start … Read more >>