Never knowingly undersolved
I’ll tell you what, I think this setter has got the hang of compiling a Quiptic. I enjoyed solving and blogging this one. One or two quibbles, but overall a well-crafted puzzle for … Read more >>
It’s only been five days since Chifonie last appeared so I certainly didn’t expect to see him again today. In keeping with the usual aim on a Monday, this was a simple and … Read more >>
I am writing this blog while feeling a touch 4d after Friday evening and Saturday spent having fun with other Sloggers & Betters in York. It was great to see so many people … Read more >>
Quite a tough week, and I struggled to finish things off. In fact I failed to do so, because 29 across has me beaten. There seem to be many options in Chambers, though … Read more >>
I think this is the fourth Sunday blog in a row that I’ve drawn Poins, or vice versa. No complaints from me there. As usual, this one seemed very smooth indeed, with everything … Read more >>
A quite enjoyable Everyman this week
As ever, a well constructed puzzle from Azed. There are a couple of clues where I am not entirely sure of the wordplay, indeed for 16 across [SEMPER] I really … Read more >>
Another Saturday Anax – how devious will this one be clued? I would say definitely up to his usual high standard of subterfuge. The nice thing about an Anax puzzle is the answer … Read more >>
More of the good stuff from Paul, inventive and irreverant as usual.
A pretty straightforward but very enjoyable puzzle from Paul. In a lot of cases, I got the answer immediately, from the definition – leaving some interesting wordplay to work out. Then again, there … Read more >>
As happens most Fridays in The Independent, the puzzle is set by Phi. There are a number of pairs of Christian names in this puzzle – all the four pairs … Read more >>
Bradman has been appearing regularly on a Friday in recent months so it didn’t come as a surprise to see him today. As is generally the norm with this setter, there was nothing … Read more >>
I always enjoy Klingsor’s crosswords. They provide quite a 26a but all is fair and amusing and one can always explain the clues afterwards: indeed, judging by the number of answers written down for me to look at and work out the parsing, the answers are often ahead of their explanation.
There may well be a Nina here but, surprise surprise, it’s quite lost on me. There looked as if there might possibly be a pangram, but some letters are missing. With these rather demanding crosswords I’m always so relieved to complete them that the final flourish is beyond me.
Definitions underlined.
The customary class act from Orense.