Never knowingly undersolved
A very quick solve for me today, with the exception of 4d, which held me up at the end. Fewer cryptic definitions than usual, I think, which helps; the ones we do have … Read more >>
This is the second tricky prize puzzle from Paul I have blogged recently. I think his weekend puzzles are getting harder. Not so many laughs as some of his puzzles but lots to enjoy regardless. Thanks Paul.
Qaos rounds off an excellent week of Guardian puzzles. I always look for a ghost theme with Qaos: I thought it was going to be food, with POULTRY, BREAD, PUDDING and GARLIC, but … 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.) Encountered a few speed bumps along the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26708.
I’ve just discovered that this is the first Tramp puzzle I’ve blogged this year, which seems hard to believe. And it’s not really a typical one – no theme, as far as I … Read more >>
Thanks Hectence for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Sorry for the delay.) Across 8 I am about to eat a corn-ground pasta (8) MACARONI : Reversal of(… … Read more >>
A bit trickier than usual from Rufus, and a nice start to the week. A few swindles in the clues had me looking for any further connections, but I’m yet to think of any. Favourites 25ac, 5dn, 7dn, and 21dn.
The Special Instructions read, ‘Solutions to four across and four down clues require a letter to be changed before entry in the grid. All these eight entries are of a kind’. Brummie’s puzzles … Read more >>
With apologies for lateness – I found this a little hard to get into in the morning but coming back, it all seemed clearly clued and very fun. Favourite was 14dn.
Good-quality stuff from Imogen. In the reverse of my usual pattern I started off quite quickly, with the help 1a and 1d coming early, but had a few problems later on, especially in … Read more >>
Bonxie returns for the third time this year after a rather barren couple of years.
A straightforward puzzle from Chifonie, with elegant cluing and surfaces throughout and some inventive definitions. Thank you, Chifonie – I enjoyed it. Across 1 Declared a vicar initially made a mistake (7) AVERRED … Read more >>
This is Anto’s fourth Quiptic. I have blogged two of the previous three, and I really hope that one of our other Quiptic bloggers gets the next one, because I really can’t find … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26700.