Never knowingly undersolved
Another straightforward but nicely-constructed puzzle from Rufus, with the usual smooth surfaces. Across 1. PORTRAYAL (PLAY OR ART)* 6. YVES Hidden in grubbY VESt 8. PUBLICAN PUBLIC … Read more >>
A lovely puzzle from Crucible, and on the easy side for a prize puzzle, I thought. Once you’ve solved the clues, the rubric reads “Five COLOURS of the RAINBOW appear as solutions, not … Read more >>
I commented on the most recent Puck puzzle that it seemed to lack his characteristic playfulness. No such complaint with this one, which I found fun to solve. There is a range of … Read more >>
I never know quite what to expect with Brummie, and this one started off slowly, but in the end it turned out to be a very enjoyable puzzle, in difficulty I would say … Read more >>
In contrast to yesterday’s fairly tricky puzzle from Bonxie, this is a typical Chifonie, with entirely straightforward constructions, so one that would be suitable for beginners. I have a familiar quibble about 2dn, … Read more >>
Phew! What a tough nut to crack on this watch. I had to check my Chambers and Wikipedia almost non-stop with so many new words. This puzzle is, in my opinion, more a … Read more >>
As expected for a Rufus, a pleasant and straightforward start to the week. I liked 2dn and 15dn. Across 7 RESTRAINT =”reservation” REST=”No action” around TRAIN=”coach” 8 REPEL =”Ward off” EPE[e]=”shortened sword” inside … Read more >>
I found the left hand side fell out very easily; the right took a little longer, but followed in due course, ending in the NE corner.
This was a fun Genius puzzle, we thought, and quite doable once you untangled the rubric. There were plenty of smiles for me, particularly in how the missing letters changed the meaning of … Read more >>
Shed doesn’t get many outings in the Saturday slot, and I can’t remember blogging one of his puzzles before. I thought this was something of a curate’s egg of a puzzle, with a mixture of … Read more >>
Regular readers may have noticed that Gordius is not one of my favourite setters, but I found this one quite enjoyable, though perhaps rather easy for a Friday. It also suffers from coming … Read more >>
I found this quite tough going but, looking back, I can’t really see why. The clues are all fair and straightforward, with the usual wit thrown in – I blame my cold for … Read more >>
A thorough working-out of a theme by Brenda, which I found very satisfying.
After Paul last week, I get The Master today. My cup runneth over 🙂 Today’s offering is another potpourri of delightful wordplay (some of which eluded me) It is, as to be expected, … Read more >>
This is the first Quiptic I have blogged – as a one-off stand-in for Pierre today — and I was delighted to discover it was an Arachne. This puzzle is exactly what a … Read more >>