Never knowingly undersolved
Brendan is becoming quite a regular as an occasional stand-in for Rufus in the Monday slot, which is fine by me. This is a suitably accessible puzzle, with quite a few anagrams and … Read more >>
At first, this looked impenetrable and therefore pretty daunting, especially as it was my blog. The first run through produced only 2dn, so none of the crucial ‘next’ clues, but it did give … Read more >>
Yes, it’s me again – thanks to a scheduling muddle (entirely my own fault) I blogged yesterday’s puzzle of out of turn – apologies to sschua for treading on his toes with hobnailed … Read more >>
As is often the case with Brummie, this turned out easier than it appeared at first sight. A nice variety of clues, though, with only 1d being a bit of a disappointment … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26080.
Although I was only away for a week, I missed two blogging slots, so my thanks to Writinghawk and Gaufrid for standing in for me. And what a treat to come back to … Read more >>
While this puzzle has a varied selection of types of clue, I was unhappy with a few of them. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard … Read more >>
All very pleasant and straightforward from Rufus today. My favourites were 19ac and 3dn. Across 1 Tyrannise work force (7) OPPRESS =”Tyrannise”. OP=”work” plus PRESS=”force” 5 Mature pine lasting many years (3-4) AGE-LONG … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from Bonxie – probably on the easy side for a prize puzzle, but very enjoyable to work through. Thanks to NeilW for pointing out something I missed: there are lots … Read more >>
Tough, but excellent puzzle on a topical theme. Plenty of clever clues and surfaces, and I groaned aloud at 1dn. [There is a thematic nina around the edge of the grid, going clockwise.] … Read more >>
My second Gordius In two weeks: regular readers may be aware that he is not exactly my favourite setter, so I will just say that this is fairly typical of his style, though … Read more >>
Many thanks to Gaufrid for covering for me last week, Paul presents a bit of a “marmite” puzzle I expect. Football haters will not be impressed by all the football grounds spread around … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26073.
It’s Monday so Rufus is back with his customary plethora of double and cryptic definitions. Not my cup of tea but the person who was scheduled to provide holiday cover today ended up … Read more >>
This enjoyable crossword from Nutmeg provides a tour through most of the tricks a setter uses. I thought it on the tough side for a Quiptic, but fair, since it didn’t use obscure … Read more >>