Never knowingly undersolved
A good test from Picaroon, we thought – probably a bit above average in difficulty, particularly for a few obscurities. The three that were new to us were LEMAN, OERSTED and AVESTAN, but … Read more >>
Eileen is still without internet access so I get a chance to cover a Guardian cryptic for a change. Not too many hold-ups once I realised that 28ac wasn’t ‘turning’ but I was … Read more >>
Really enjoyable and not too difficult, with lots of neat cluing and surfaces. Favourites 10ac, 28ac, 8dn and 13dn. Thanks, Orlando.
I blogged my first ever Philistine about a month ago, and here he is again. And a very fine puzzle too, with more ingenious clueing, including a few examples where the answer is … Read more >>
A little Nutmeg to grate over the breakfast this morning
Eileen has prepared a blog for this puzzle but has now lost her internet connection so there may be a delay in it appearing. Please be patient!
Eileen has still not got an internet connection so here is an analysis of the clues in what was a very easy, but enjoyable, puzzle. Many good surfaces and a few smiles along the way.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26694.
The preamble for this Genius puzzle was fairly short and told us… that each of the 26 solutions begins with a different letter, which is ignored in its clue. The … Read more >>
A prize puzzle with a literary theme from Qaos this week.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26692.
This is beginning to be embarrassing – my third consecutive Arachne blog. [It’s a good job my fellow-bloggers know how our rota works and that there’s no chicanery on my part.] It’s difficult … Read more >>
Enjoyable, but a bit of a struggle…
At the risk of repeating myself, I am still not warming to Otterden’s style. Although there are some nice ideas here, but there are just too many examples where, for me, the cryptic … Read more >>
Good morning, back to Rufus after last week’s unexpected Nutmeg appearance
The lunar eclipse was awesome. Was this Quiptic awesome? Perhaps not, but I’m only your ‘umble blogger. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to my opinion of this puzzle, since I’ve been up … Read more >>