Never knowingly undersolved
A crossword with some wordplays surprisingly complex for a Quiptic, and, shall we say, some examples of questionable construction to educate the beginner. Across 1. Keep a gorilla initially captured from wild (6) … Read more >>
A very characteristic offering from Araucaria this week with one of his long poetic anagrams and some typical charades. It took me a little over an hour to complete without resort to a … Read more >>
An entertaining and enjoyable workout from Araucaria, with not too many liberties taken, I think. A few weeks ago, I blogged an Enigmatist puzzle based on London Underground stations, some of which I’d … Read more >>
I rattled through this pretty quickly, but there were some excellent clues that made it very enjoyable, with 9ac being my favourite. Thanks to Arachne for the entertainment. The reference at 11dn (and … Read more >>
I only have a slight knowledge of the theme and twigged it late leaving me struggling with some of the across clues, several of which I guessed from the wordplay and had to … Read more >>
A very pleasant morning’s canter … nothing too difficult although there were a few new incidental words that I learned today ACROSS 8 QUIRINAL Q (queen) + ins of I (iodine) in URINAL … Read more >>
It’s over a year since I started blogging the Quiptic, but it’s the first time I’ve become entangled in Arachne’s web. She’s produced a very pleasing entry-level puzzle for us today, I think. … Read more >>
Another Monday crossword in Rufus’s recognisable style. Quite a few cryptic and double definitions with an economy of words. And a couple of nautical references. Thanks Rufus, I enjoyed this. For some reason, … Read more >>
Enigmatist is one of the most prolific crossword setters and has a knack of introducing new ideas and twists into his puzzles. I think this was probably one of the more offbeat of … Read more >>
Not exactly a full-blown theme, but plenty of artists dotted about in here, and the now trademark smattering of smutty words in the clues. Thanks to Paul for a varied and entertaining crossword. … Read more >>
A typical Gordius, with some nice ideas but sometimes flawed by inaccurate or clumsy execution, though my opinion may be coloured by having had to solve it (and write this) in rather a … Read more >>
A breezy outing with Paul.
An enjoyable mix of fairly obvious anagrams plus some more obscure definitions and answers to keep me on my toes. Unfortunately, the explanation for one of the latter eludes me. To see links … Read more >>
What a tour de force by this Master. (spoiler space to prevent a mild reproof as suggested by NeilW … thanks) He used the mini-theme of lexicography to bring to light … Read more >>
This is a typical Quiptic, thanks to Pan. All quite straightforward. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are hidden connections in the 3 picture sets. Across 7 Place to sleep has floor covering … Read more >>