Never knowingly undersolved
Don’t worry – this is not a complete take-over of the Guardian blogging slot: because of the way the rota works, my monthly Prize blog coincided with the overlap of the weekly ones, … Read more >>
A nice easy Quiptic. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (P.S. Due to urgent matters to attend to, the blog today is minimalist.) Across 1 Head of flight’s stuff is found on … Read more >>
Probably somewhere in the middle of the difficulty range this week, I seemed to find. We’ve reached a bit of a landmark, with a nice round puzzle number, but I didn’t spot any … Read more >>
I’m glad to see I’m not the only blogger who gets worried when landing on a Playfair puzzle. “I admit to a slight feeling of trepidation when I … noticed that it was … Read more >>
I’m not really sure what to make of this one. You tell me. It’s not a bad puzzle by any means, but there were a few that were difficult to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3565.
According to the National Rail Enquiries website, the only trains running to/from Cambridge on April 25th will be those from/to London and Norwich. There will be a replacement bus service between Peterborough and … Read more >>
A Tees crossword blogged from a few miles north of the Tyne. Also a lot of black squares this week – was there an excess of ink at the Independent? Well plenty of … Read more >>
The first Philistine puzzle this year and it’s many months since I got to blog one, so this was a real treat for me. I don’t think it’s Philistine at his toughest but … Read more >>
All occurrences of a letter to be removed from all down answers; Five across answers to be jumbled and a message derived from the remainder. Not finished there – the message explains how to … Read more >>
As I said when posting last week, I am always slow to begin Phi’s crosswords, but then everything becomes clear and you wonder why there were any difficulties, because it all fits together fine and one is left wondering what the problem ever was. Perhaps that’s the mark of a good setter.
I have given up having more than a cursory glance (which of course failed to find anything here) to see if Phi has given us a Nina, since his — if they exist at all — are always so difficult to see. No doubt …
Definitions underlined.
I didn’t know what to expect after a quite remarkable week of puzzles, so, before I went to bed, I sneaked a look at the Guardian website to see who awaited me in … Read more >>
Bradman’s puzzle today was teasingly difficult. I solved it in 2 sittings amidst a very hectic day at work so probably didnt stand to appreciate it as much others might have. Thanks to the Don for a mostly straightforward solve.
Donk’s style is certainly different and this puzzle was no exception. With only four entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I was going to struggle to complete the grid … Read more >>
A typically pleasant solve from Orense.