Never knowingly undersolved
Sometimes we want a quick solve because we are so short of time but we end up with a real challenge. On other occasions we want to have our minds stretched but we … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26588.
Preamble: Eleven clues each have a single definitional misprint: the correct letters may be arranged to give the two word theme to be written under the grid. Five clues without definition lead to … Read more >>
Happy birthday, Bradman
I was somewhat surprised to find Quixote occupying this week’s Tuesday slot, since he tends not to appear on Tuesdays. However, as we have learnt in the past, such scheduling, far from being … Read more >>
As usual, Pasquale gives us a handful of less familiar words to keep us on our toes – but, as ever, these were scrupulously clued, so nothing to complain about there. I’m not … Read more >>
Straightforward and fun – favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 16ac. Thanks Rufus.
Nutmeg makes a welcome return to the Quiptic slot with a nicely crafted puzzle that provides a good Monday morning work out for the old grey cells.
New month, new Punk to do so saddle up…
Fairly steady progress this week, with just a handful to check in Chambers at the end. I made life difficult for myself by entering “theatrephone” at 10 across. Entirely my fault, but then … Read more >>
A tricky letters latent puzzle from Monk.
The usual educational foray into Chambers and the OED from Azed.
Poor Kairos must be getting fed up with seeing my name at the top of the blog for his Sunday Indy crosswords. His puzzles often seem to come around when I’m on duty. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found athttp://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3581.
It’s always a delight for me to see Picaroon’s name on a puzzle and, once again, I was not disappointed. With Picaroon, we can often expect a theme – and here it became … Read more >>