Never knowingly undersolved
Preamble: Each answer must have a letter removed, wherever it occurs, before entry in the grid. Definitions refer to the original answers; wordplay and letter-counts refer to the mutilated forms entered in the … Read more >>
As I often do, I started at the end and worked backwards through the clues which meant that I didn’t see the key 1ac until it was referenced in one of the other … Read more >>
I see it’s been corrected now, but when I went to the Guardian crossword page earlier this morning it said that today’s puzzle was by Philistine (though the puzzle itself had Chifonie’s name … Read more >>
It is the third time in recent months that I have blogged a Tuesday puzzle by Radian, but I am certainly not complaining! I suppose there simply had to be a puzzle during … Read more >>
Indy regulars will know that there were no Tees in last Thursday’s Nestor puzzle; but there was a good helping of Tees today. A delightful crossword, which I really enjoyed solving and blogging. … Read more >>
The crossword was there all along, but mislabelled! It is now correctly placed at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/quiptic/743. When I finally got to solve the puzzle, it was not the easiest of Quiptics, with quite a … Read more >>
It used to be fairly predictable that there would be a non-Rufus Monday every 4 or 5 weeks, but this one marks his ninth consecutive Monday. This one is very heavy on cryptic … Read more >>
A two-sitting solve this week, with the Chambers app getting a thorough workout towards the end. Lots of nice long anagrams to work through, which can always be quite satisfying. Of those, the … Read more >>
Not my forte. In fact I think this is the first time I’ve tried to solve a PD puzzle (so you really do have to ask yourself, why am I “the official blogger?”). … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3513.
Another very pleasing Sunday puzzle from Hypnos in the usual IoS style. All clearly and elegantly clued, with a good range of subject matter in the answers to enjoy. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
This was an enjoyable solve – thanks Monk! As usual, there were some lovely surfaces and a few tricky ones to parse including 17ac, if we have sorted it out correctly. Strangely, there … Read more >>
I’m a great fan of Philistine’s puzzles, so was delighted to see his name on this one and really enjoyed the solve. The key ‘before 9’ was intriguing while working my way through … Read more >>
Phi has as always given us a very pleasant crossword. In a couple of places my reading of things is slightly at variance with his, but no doubt someone will put me right.
I’m not sure who the person is, but he appears centrally in the unches at the top and the bottom. Oh yes, I’ve just Googled him and this is probably who he is. No doubt there are references to him dotted around the grid.
Definitions in italics.
Quite a fun grid from Orense to round off the working week .. some straightforward clues helped me get started and the tougher ones gradually became easy with more cross-refs in.