Never knowingly undersolved
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26183. I am coming off an unpleasant cold, and am not at my sharpest, which may explain my trouble with 11A. Across 1. Do good with … Read more >>
Paul on top form, though not at his most difficult – a very enjoyable puzzle, with some very clever and well-hidden anagrams and several examples of the quirky cluing that we expect from … Read more >>
This was tough – I needed two sittings to finish it, and another to nail the parsing. Some lovely cluing – I especially liked 12ac, 2dn and 23dn.
I see it’s been corrected now, but when I went to the Guardian crossword page earlier this morning it said that today’s puzzle was by Philistine (though the puzzle itself had Chifonie’s name … Read more >>
The crossword was there all along, but mislabelled! It is now correctly placed at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/quiptic/743. When I finally got to solve the puzzle, it was not the easiest of Quiptics, with quite a … Read more >>
It used to be fairly predictable that there would be a non-Rufus Monday every 4 or 5 weeks, but this one marks his ninth consecutive Monday. This one is very heavy on cryptic … Read more >>
I’m a great fan of Philistine’s puzzles, so was delighted to see his name on this one and really enjoyed the solve. The key ‘before 9’ was intriguing while working my way through … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26177. Perhaps I am getting more familiar with Picaroon, as this seemed less tricky than his previous offerings, but still was by no means a pushover. … 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.) As usual, Brendan has built a mini-theme … Read more >>
As is often the case with Brummie’s puzzles, this one turned out to be not so tricky as it looked at first sight. Getting the long answers early on was a big help. … Read more >>
A very gentle stroll on a pleasant, sunny morning. I would have preferred more of a challenge but others will no doubt have enjoyed it, particularly due to the absence of anything contentious. … Read more >>
A workmanlike puzzle, lacking, for me, any stand-out clues, but then I’m no fan of improbable Spoonerisms. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used … Read more >>
A very quick solve for me, though I needed references to remind myself what 20a was on about. Apart from that, a characteristic Rufus to start the week and the month. Thanks to … Read more >>
The twist in this puzzle was that each clue contained a superfluous word. The initial letters of these words spell out the opening line of a work, which proved to be a song … Read more >>
The special instructions for this puzzle read: Each of the four sides of the completed grid contains three proper nouns of a kind, not further defined … which turned out to be a … Read more >>