Never knowingly undersolved
A surprisingly straightforward puzzle from Shed, with some very basic clues that wouldn’t be out of place in the Quiptic. Still, there were a couple of slightly unusual words to delay things slightly, … Read more >>
Gosh is it my turn already? Doing the Guardian blog still feels a little strange. Not done many if any Qaos crosswords before and found most of this quite easy but there’s a … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26043. If there is anything going on under the surface, I cannot spot it, nor is it required to add further sparkle to a fine set of … Read more >>
I think Rufus provides his own description of this Monday puzzle in the clue for 27ac, so no more comment here! Across 1 Perhaps he’s right to gamble and drink (7) SHERBET Anagram … Read more >>
It’s a Quiptic, Jim, but not as we know it … At least that’s what I thought, but you will no doubt put me right. It’s a generally sound puzzle throughout from Nutmeg, … Read more >>
As is often the case in Genius puzzles, the special instructions were a little mysterious at first: “Seven solutions are of a kind and lack further definition. They must be suitably transformed before … Read more >>
Maskarade is a new setter whose puzzle is published this weekend as sadly Araucaria has been too ill to set the holiday special. Also, given the choice of an alphabetical jigsaw which was … Read more >>
An entertaining and enjoyable puzzle from Paul today – not too difficult but quite a bit of misdirection, one way or another. As well as some great misdirecting / story-telling surfaces , … Read more >>
Found this pretty tough, with 24ac/1dn, 11ac and 14dn all unfamiliar. Favourite clues were 8ac, 10ac and 25ac. Edit thanks to grandpuzzler Across 1 ACCRA Heading west, curve around port (5) =”port”. Reversal … Read more >>
I’m sometimes a bit apprehensive when seeing Brummie’s name on a puzzle that I have to blog, but generally they turns out to be easier than they look, and so it was in … Read more >>
Back after the Bank holiday sunshine and an 8 hour trip to Felixstowe (don’t ask). Not sure how many Gordius puzzles I’ve done let alone blogged, there’s one or two clues where I’m … Read more >>
A fine puzzle from Pan. Full of charades, anagrams, hidden answers and insertions, with nary a cryptic or double definition in sight (well, maybe just one …) Just what a Quiptic should be. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26036.
Enigmatist puzzles are rather few and far between these days, so this was a welcome return to the prize slot. On the whole, I didn’t find it quite so tortuous as his puzzles … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26034.