Never knowingly undersolved
Straightforward Monday fare, but there are (for my taste) rather too many examples of the definition not grammatically matching the answer. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle. Across 1 HAIL MARY Fellow, … Read more >>
Pasquale in the driving seat for the Quiptic this week, which means a sound, carefully-constructed puzzle which should encourage newer solvers and briefly entertain older hands. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
A pleasant diversion from Brockwell, with a few tricky misdirections and internal cross-references . . .
Phew, that was hard. Thanks to Vlad for the impalement. Across 1 NOT MY CUP OF TEA Face up to Tony in desperation keeping money – I don’t like it (3,2,3,2,3)M in … Read more >>
IMPORTANT (updated) I’ve now changed the security level from “critical” to “high”. Thanks all for your indulgence. Many of you will have experienced slow response times and/or error messages on Monday. This morning, … Read more >>
The usual blogger is busy, so I am covering for today’s puzzle …
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29640.
I’m always pleased to see a Tramp puzzle, especially when it’s my turn to blog. A somewhat racy offering from Tramp this morning, with a number of references to amorous goings-on, accompanied by … Read more >>
A pleasant solve – my favourites were 21ac, 25ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Vulcan
This week’s online crossword from the Guardian for those in a hurry …
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
A rare but very welcome appearance by Matilda in the prize slot this week.
A fun solve, tricky in parts…
Brummie has been very productive of late – this is his eighth puzzle this year. I found this mostly quite straightforward, though I didn’t help myself by carelessly misspelling 14ac. Thanks to Brummie. … Read more >>