Never knowingly undersolved
A puzzle subject to be found and two of his works. Followed by a translation to be found based on extra letters in the wordplay – sounds like fun. And I was as … Read more >>
Phi’s usual sound and pleasant crossword. I found this slightly harder than usual for him, which explains the rather late posting. Also there were a few parsings which only became clear once I actually wrote up the blog.
All the loose ends round the outside suggest a Nina, but apparently not. No doubt there is something subtle and for me quite undiscoverable.
Definitions underlined. At least so far as I can see.
I cant say I enjoyed this one much – Falcon probably didnt feel like taxing any of us and made it quite easy. Like several grids I have covered before, this one would be just nice for newbies on the FT get started.
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A slow start, but a quick … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A slow start, but a quick finish. Thanks to Philistine. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
A Thursday Klingsor! We anticipated a good challenge and we weren’t disappointed. As expected, some excellent surfaces and well constructed clues – we particularly liked 16d, 23ac and 13ac (our LOI). We’ve looked … Read more >>
When I agreed to stand in for Ringo today I was hoping for a puzzle that I could get my teeth into, perhaps a Monk or an Io. It turned out to be … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26296. It seemed at first that this was going to be Paul at his easiest – I started at the top a I usually do, and the first … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 16 Some Falcon puzzles are easier than others and this one surely was. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 WATER MUSIC Novel collection of orchestral movements (5,5) … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 14, 2014 What a welcome new setter Rosa Klebb is in this space. Her puzzle this time was challenging and satisfying with a number of … Read more >>
A super puzzle from Redshank with lots of very good clues to tick.
A combination of some very straightforward clues [eg 5ac, 16ac, 24ac, 4dn], a number of anagrams, including two excellent ones, and, unusually for Pasquale, only one word, I think, that could be called … Read more >>
Unusually, Quixote is occupying the Wednesday slot, where I was expecting to find Crosophile, it being the last Wednesday of the month. I found this a fairly straightforward solve, which never goes amiss … Read more >>
A glance at the grid, and I expected an alphabetical jigsaw, but the rubric told us otherwise: Clues are presented in normal order, across followed by down, but six entries forming most of … Read more >>
Slightly on the easier side for a Shed, but lots of fun. I particularly liked 8 and 10ac, 11ac, 17ac, 23a and 4dn.