Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2015 Welcome back Rosa! Good to see you here again. And with a puzzle as clever and as challenging as usual with a few … Read more >>
Another quality puzzle from Monk, a bit more accessible than his usual fare I thought (though still not easy!). Thanks Monk
There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve come across DARKLING (7 down) before. but the wordplay was fairly … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26528.
The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that may be linked thematically; in each case, an allusion to part … Read more >>
Anagrams aplenty
A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.
A Tuesday treat from one of my top favourite setters, brimming with a variety of the usual top-quality clues with great surfaces. I thought it was relatively straightforward – but Picaroon’s puzzles worryingly … Read more >>
Good fun from Rufus – I was more on his wavelength for the cryptic defs than usual. Favourite was 5dn.
Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>
An engaging offering from Nutmeg to start us on the cryptic week.
It may just be that I was able to give this one some proper concentration, which isnt always the case, but I seemed to get through it quite swiftly. There were just a … Read more >>
My Azed blogging has been perfectly synchronised with the appearance of specials recently – this is the fourth in a row that I’ve had to contend with. I was going to say that … Read more >>
Another fine crossword from Everyman, but there were some tricky ones in here. And a nod to what many people will be celebrating today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
I found this more of a challenge than the usual Sunday puzzle. Very enjoyable it was too. Thanks Hypnos.