Never knowingly undersolved
It’s Paul providing our challenge today, with a mix of straightforward clues and some that were more tricky. It was a relief to see immediately that there were no multiple clues scattered around … Read more >>
As often with Fed, I found this very tricky to parse in several places. Favourites were 11ac, 13ac, 14ac, and 3dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle
Anto is never going to be my favourite setter, but this was competently done, though with a few niggles, as noted below. Thanks to Anto. Across 1 FRISSON Father is with child? It’s … Read more >>
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Leo possibly seeing good chieftains travelling around end of Suez (4,2,3,6) SIGN OF THE ZODIAC : Anagram of(… travelling) GOOD CHIEFTAINS … Read more >>
Vulcan is in his habitual Monday slot.
There’s no danger of it being a spoiler to say, in the first line of the preamble, that Picaroon has presented us with a themed Prize puzzle – not too challenging but a … Read more >>
Apoloogies, all, for the late posting. Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. As mentioned in 9 down, there are 10 (past and present) members of “a House Divided”, refering … Read more >>
Sorry, I scheduled this post but it was still a draft so didn’t auto-publish! This was definitely challenge worthy of a long weekend – thanks, Maskarade! There was no real guesswork to the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29049.
Imogen fills the midweek slot, with a puzzle which I really enjoyed. We have a medley of straightforward charades and anagrams, some with ingenious indicators, and some less familiar words, with neat surfaces … Read more >>
Took a while to solve, and longer to parse. Favourites 11ac, 24ac, and especially 17ac. Thanks to Pangakupu for the puzzle
I can’t say my heart flutters with joy when I see Anto’s name on a Quiptic puzzle. What matters more, perhaps, is what the intended audience thought of this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Jack, aka Serpent of the Independent and Basilisk of the FT, has set a few Genius puzzles, but I think this is his first appearance in the Cryptic slot. Very welcome too, as … Read more >>
I found this very hard, and was looking at an almost blank grid for what felt like ages. As often happens in such cases, almost everything seems reasonably straightforward in retrospect. Thanks to … Read more >>
Thank you to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. On trial for breaking with my routine (9) NORMALITY : Anagram of(… for breaking …) [ON TRIAL plus(with) MY]. 10. Look … Read more >>