Never knowingly undersolved
On a bright sunny morning, we have a lovely puzzle from Orlando, with a number of ingenious and witty clues and some fine surfaces, together with, for me, anyway, a satisfying penny-dropping moment … Read more >>
Another delightful, entertaining and amusing offering from Paul. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across 4 SUCKER dd 6 GOMORRAH Rev of HARROW (school) minus W + MOG (slang … Read more >>
Thanks Hectence for an enjoyable puzzle, though there are a couple of gaps in the parsing I can’t fill in. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Eaach of the pictures at the bottom … Read more >>
A fairly standard Rufus, though with (I think) a larger helping than usual of anagrams, especially the three long acrosses. These should give a good start to the puzzle for those who sometimes … Read more >>
Apologies for the late post on this puzzle – as a result, I won’t waste time in saying much beyond that this was a lovely prize puzzle from Paul with lots of enjoyable … Read more >>
I found this fairly tough, and there are still three places where the answer is clear, but I cannot fully explain the clue. Doubtless help will be coming shortly.
An entertaining puzzle from Brummie, with some cleverly interlinking clues which may perplex non-Brits. My only quibble is that some of the clues are over-long and / or clunky but, overall, it was … Read more >>
This is Qaos’s fourth weekday puzzle since his debut in January this year. I actually solved and blogged this last night, then found I’d written a rather grumpy blog and decided to sleep … Read more >>
What a cracker of a puzzle. Some easy clues but many challenging devices mixed in as well to titillate and bemuse. I even had to contact two good friends, NeilW and Dr G … Read more >>
Fairly standard for a Monday Rufus, albeit with a few slightly disappointing cryptic defs today. Across 1 JACKASS =”Fool” JACK=”sailor” + A + SS [steamship] 5 KNUCKLE cryptic def referring to knuckledusters [wiki] … Read more >>
I was just about to pick up this puzzle when there was a loud clap of thunder, and my cable went down hard – no internet, phone or TV; and it stayed that way for three hours. Fortunately, Orlando came up with crossword that I could sail through (I do not think I will catch so much flak for saying that this time!), and I hope the blog is up too scratch, if a little rushed. And the internet stayed up, even though thunder continues to rumble around.
I found this on the easy side for a prize puzzle, although there are one or two traps for the unwary. The theme was easy to spot, and there are one or two … Read more >>
When the first two across clues went in straightaway, I thought this might be going to be a doddle. Not so: I found it quite hard going, even after getting the theme early … Read more >>
Your regular blogger Andrew is away on his holidays and has asked me to stand in for you all. After yesterday’s comments I won’t say how easy I found it 🙂 Actually not … Read more >>
I would put this at the easier end of the Guardian spectrum; the clue constructions are generally straightforward, with finely crafted surfaces. All in all, just the kind of puzzle that I an happy to see when it is my turn to blog. Thank you, Pasquale.