Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 24, 2014 This puzzle has one stand-out clue, 29a (LORD OF THE FLIES), and a couple more that I think are very good, 20a (EARTH) … Read more >>
I have not seen a Goliath puzzle before. From the general feel of the puzzle I’m guessing that Goliath is a new setter rather than an established one setting under a new pseudonym.
As seems to have become the norm when I contend with Picaroon, I made a slow start, but followed this with steady progress through to the end. I was able to guess, or … Read more >>
Well, when we saw it was Dac on Monday, we wondered who would appear today, and were delighted when Jambazi showed up. This is only our second blog of a Jambazi puzzle, … Read more >>
Preamble: Five clues contain an extra word. The extra words must be interpreted to give instructions to make numerous adjustments to the completed grid. Solvers must then find a path from left to … Read more >>
A definite mixture today with some very easy clues and some that presented far more of a challenge. In fact one (28ac) has defeated me completely apart from the definition. 23dn didn’t work … Read more >>
This was quite a struggle in places. rather tougher than the last Philistine I blogged.
You never quite know who’ you’ll have to pit your wits against on a Tuesday, and this week it fell to me to do battle with Hob! This was exactly the kind of … Read more >>
*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone There is (1 across) something special planned for Wednesday, so Dac has been moved to Monday. I thought this was a … Read more >>
According to the Guardian website, Provis has only appeared twice before today, once in February and once in April. At that time I wasn’t solving the Quiptic on a regular basis and so … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26275. Even for Rufus, this puzzle seems heavy on the CDs and DDs, and a couple which are just Ds. Across 1. Being in the wrong scene, … Read more >>
I’m a little behind with my Beelzebub postings, for which I apologise. This was almost literally a puzzle of two halves. I took Beelzebub to my favourite pub in Camberwell, as is my … Read more >>
We haven’t done the Genius crossword for a while, but this was a very enjoyable one. We found it hard going for the first week or so, but eventually figured out that what … Read more >>
A medium-difficulty Azed (for me) this time. As usual, no problems with the excellent clues (apart from a slight eyebrow-raise at 1d), but there were a few mistakes/misprints in both the online and … Read more >>
I think I have pinned this all down, but there are a couple where I’d be happy to be corrected. Every setter has his or her particular style, and I don’t think … Read more >>