Never knowingly undersolved
This was something of a departure from my usual routine when solving and blogging a Prize puzzle. As you will know, last weekend was the annual York S and B, this year celebrating … Read more >>
A slow solve, and many tricky parsings. Favourites were 17ac, 2dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Soup for the puzzle.
Thursday fun from Paul. I can’t fully explain 14d, but I’m sure I’ll soon be enlightened. Resolved – thanks to KVa. Thanks to Paul. Across 8 DEMONISE Dress up as Satan, passing … Read more >>
Pangakupu provides the Guardian challenge today. I think ‘challenge’ is the appropriate word for this puzzle. I found it very hard with SYNECDOCHE winning the prize for the least known … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29215.
I blogged a Brendan puzzle only three days ago! (This is by no means a complaint.) I said on Friday that blogging a Brendan puzzle invariably involves searching for a theme but … Read more >>
Good morning everyone. It’s the start of a new week, and a new adventure for me covering the Quiptic grid.
Remarkably, given my very weak knowledge of the subject, I spotted the theme of this very enjoyable puzzle from Maskarade … … the theme being famous cricketers: AMISS – Dennis Amiss COOK – … Read more >>
It’s been seven weeks exactly since Brendan’s last appearance, so it’s a treat to see him rounding off the week. I love solving Brendan’s puzzles but, when blogging, there’s always the frisson of … Read more >>
Lots to like today – some of my favourites were 1ac, 10ac, 12ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 5dn, 19dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.
I found myself very much on the setter’s wavelength today, making this a swift but satisfying solve. Thanks to Imogen. Across 8 RANSACKS Plunders shelves where solution half-hidden (8)Half of ANSwer in … Read more >>
Vlad is today's Guardian setter.
Anto provides our quick cryptic challenge today.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29208.
A combination of the very easy and the frankly obscure (to us, anyway) in this week’s Prize puzzle.