Never knowingly undersolved
Fortunately a relatively easy puzzle without too many obscurities. Shouldn’t trouble any of the regulars. Across 9 BATTY Get increase extremely tidily, which is crackers (5) BAT (get in crease, go in to … Read more >>
Back to normal Monday with a Rufus puzzle, with perhaps fewer cryptic definitions than we sometimes have. There were some very neat anagrams, I thought, and some nice surfaces, as always. Many thanks, … Read more >>
Quite nicely pitched for a par Quiptic level of difficulty. Lots of anagrams to help the solver. Thanks Moley. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links … Read more >>
A lovely puzzle from Puck, with a great variety of witty cluing and amusing surfaces and a mini ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme. It took me a little while to get into it but … Read more >>
This puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25890.
This was quite a challenge, even after getting 24 across, quite early. In fact I’m still not sure of a couple of wordplays or definitions. Still an enjoyable workout, so thanks Araucaria. Besides … Read more >>
Lots of fun from Paul this morning with [and I don’t think this is a spoiler] some ingenious and amusing play on the words of Beatles’ song titles. These should be well enough … Read more >>
A most delightful puzzle based on a familiar theme. Most of us have been brought up with the fantastic stories of Gulliver’s Travels, an internationally well-known satire by Jonathan Swift, an Irish writer … Read more >>
This puzzle from Pan seems to have achieved the right level for a Quiptic. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay … Read more >>
I was thinking we were about due a non-Rufus Monday, and was delighted to see Brendan’s name on this puzzle. The usual light touch – mostly not too difficult, a couple of perhaps … Read more >>
After a worryingly poor showing in my first session on this one, things went much better in the second and I managed to work my way bit by bit though it, with the … Read more >>
A very entertaining prize crossword from Paul, including a hilarious homonym (sort of :)) for a famous nonsense word. We actually met Paul (John Halpern) a couple of weeks ago at the London stop … Read more >>
A real tour de force from Araucaria – one of those puzzles that make your heart sink, when you see so many clues depending on others, especially 10 and 14. At first sight, … Read more >>
A typically well-crafted and entertaining puzzle from Orlando, where the wit is often concealed under a mask of modest understatement. There’s a musical theme, with a number of famous songs and performers appearing … Read more >>