Never knowingly undersolved
Mostly straightforward, as we expect from this setter, though there were a couple of clues that held me up a little. Thanks to Vulcan. A slightly unusual feature of the puzzle is that … Read more >>
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Old private moving around Europe working (9) OPERATIVE : O(abbrev. for “old”) + anagram of(… moving) PRIVATE containing(around) E(abbrev. for “Europe”). … Read more >>
A tough challenge, as we expect from this setter, with some tricky parsing to work out. All fair, though, and satisfying to finish. Thanks to Vlad. Across 9 SEX WORKER IT professional? … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Excuse me for the lateness of the blog.) Across 1. Stop key piercing skin (7) RESCIND : ESC(… for “escape”, a key on … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29311.
It’s always a treat to see Brendan’s name and here he is on top form (again) with one of his intricately interwoven themed puzzles. With Brendan’s brilliant apostrophe-themed puzzle from last month still … Read more >>
All the right notes, all in the right order, simple time signature, no accidentals, and marked throughout as semplicemente. If it were a musical score, that’s how I would describe it; but it’s … Read more >>
A fun solve, and a little tricky for a Monday. Favourites were 10ac, 11ac, 21ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle.
Apart from a couple of oddities, a relatively gentle solve from Pasquale this week.
A fun and often tricky solve – my favourites were 14ac, 24ac, 7dn, 8dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Fed
A nicely-pitched puzzle with not too many difficulties, but one or two parsings that took a while to work out. Thanks to Tramp. Across 1 SOLDERING IRONS They join old singer when … Read more >>
Picaroon is your compiler this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https::www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29304.
As I suspected, a new puzzle has appeared, and a blog will appear as soon as I can solve it.