Never knowingly undersolved
A very enjoyable puzzle from Crucible with a number of answers (asterisked below – let me know if I’ve missed any) related to the phrase at 4,6. Not too difficult, but there are … Read more >>
I’d not heard of the long (53 letter!) solution to 16 et al, but managed to fill it in at the end. Impressive as it is to fit such a long phrase into … Read more >>
Sorry for the late blog, I’ve just got back from seeing my husband off for his first session of radiotherapy. I’ll do the puzzle as quickly as I can and write up a … Read more >>
What a tour de force from The Master. He has so skillfully woven a grid to include all the wives of King Henry VIII that today, I learned only one new … Read more >>
A straightforward Quiptic, nicely pitched. The key to a quick solve are the 4 long answers horizontally and vertically around the centre. One of them was a new word to me, though the … Read more >>
A pleasant Rufus puzzle to start the week, with the expected succinctly elegant surfaces and touches of wry humour, with a liberal sprinkling of double definitions. There are a couple of old favourite … Read more >>
As always, I was pleased to see Araucaria’s name on the Saturday Prize puzzle but was rather disappointed at how quickly I finished it – I like to savour these weekend ones. There … Read more >>
I found this tough going; either I am not on Boatman’s wavelength today, or he is committing some remarkably loose constructions. Still, there is much to like in the puzzle. Any shortcomings in the blog are the result of spending most of my time unravelling the wordplay in 1A!
Having done so many Araucarian puzzles (I’ve mentioned before that I cut my crytic crossword teeth on his Monkey Puzzles), this is the first time, I’m blogging one. And it’s typically Araucarian, a … Read more >>
This is the third Gordius puzzle I have blogged of his most recent four – almost enough to make me paranoid. 😉 I shall resort to the traditional summary [and I’m not the … Read more >>
This is a complete and balanced and absolutely delicious meal from a consummate chef, if you will pardon the culinary parallel … a mini-theme, intriguing linkages between answers, some lovely cryptic definitions, some … Read more >>
When I discover that I am to review a Quiptic by Orlando I know that I am going to enjoy the task, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed today. This puzzle contains a good … Read more >>
Who better than Orlando to step in on one of the occasional non-Rufus Mondays? I found this a bit tricky in places, but it all came out nicely in the end thanks to … Read more >>
As usual with a Paul crossword this was full of fun and lovely surface readings. The longest two clues and their referent constitute something of a mini-theme, which Jenny guessed within seconds of … Read more >>
When I saw Brummie’s name on today’s crossword, I was a little apprehensive, not knowing quite what to expect, but I needn’t have worried. It turned out to be a gentle pub crawl, … Read more >>