Never knowingly undersolved
It’s over a year since I last blogged an Anto puzzle and, as usual, it took a little while to tune in to his wavelength. Something of a mixed bag of clues, with … Read more >>
A nice puzzle from Vulcan – I really liked 12ac, and other favourites were 22ac, 28ac, and 21dn.
This week’s Quiptic crossword comes from Picaroon, who sets at a range of levels (he set this Saturday’s Quick Cryptic too) and dials the difficulty up and down. The Quiptic is “a web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. It is published every Sunday” and this one can be found here.
This is the twenty-ninth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. There is a summary of what has been learned over the first 6 months (26 puzzles) here. The puzzle can be found here.
A nice puzzle with some tricky parsings. My favourites were 9ac, 20ac, and 14dn. Thanks to Pangakupu
It was a bit of a relief to see a Paul puzzle without multiple cross-referenced answers. Although I found it mostly straightforward, there were a few clues where I couldn’t at first see … Read more >>
Brummie has set today's Guardian crpytic.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29514.
Maskarade fills the Monday slot, with a puzzle that might suit both beginners and more experienced solvers. A generally straightforward puzzle, I think, with some nice surfaces and a couple of innovative anagram … Read more >>
A delightful Quiptic from Chandler, with a generous sprinkling of anagrams to get you going and straightforward clueing to help you get near, or over, the finishing line. Bravo to the setter. Abbreviations … Read more >>
This is the twenty-eighth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. The puzzle can be found here.
My first ever Boatman blog, and a rare Saturday Prize slot outing for the jolly sailor…and we have a special instruction: ‘A dozen of a kind are missing from their clues’ wordplay.‘
It’s a while since I blogged a Qaos puzzle and so I was pleased to find him rounding off the week. There’s always the added challenge of finding the theme in a Qaos … Read more >>
Very enjoyable with some tricky clues and nice surfaces. Particularly liked 12ac, 19ac, 21ac, 2dn, and 7dn. Thanks to Picaroon