Never knowingly undersolved
To commemorate the centenary of the crossword, we really should have a proper get-together for all the regulars, be they high-profile or lurkers. Everyone, from novices to occasional solvers to the all-correct Listener … Read more >>
I enjoyed this, varied and interesting – Aardvark rarely disappoints. A good level of difficulty too. Thank you Aardvark. Across 1 CASTLES IN THE AIR Unrealistic hopes of seeing rooks flying? (7,2,3,3) cryptic … Read more >>
Another excellently crafted puzzle from Dac today. As usual, the surface readings are all good. We’d never come across the solution to 6d before – the author is not one of our … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26110.
Preamble: Sixteen cells in the completed grid, forming three interconnected straight lines, spell out a work (without its definite articles) and its format. Each clue contains a superfluous word: taken in order, the … Read more >>
An enjoyable and mainly straightforward crossword – just a little delayed by 24down – got the answer from the wordplay, but had to search for confirmation of the (obsolete) synonym for the … Read more >>
A typically playful and witty Puck puzzle, with lots of ingenious wordplay and misdirection, together with great surfaces. Many thanks to Puck for a most enjoyable puzzle. [Looking at the top row and … Read more >>
You can never be sure who’ll have set the Tuesday puzzle, but a theme of some description is almost guaranteed. Radian does not disappoint us today. For an ophidiophobe like myself, this puzzle … Read more >>
This was an enjoyable, though perhaps on the easy side, Quiptic. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please … Read more >>
Another sound and accessible Monday puzzle from Quixote. A good mixture of clue types, with everything clearly indicated, even for the less common words. I know that the Monday Indy puzzle is popular … Read more >>
Rufus with a typical mix of double and cryptic definitions. I liked 10ac and 6dn in particular. Across 7 Army command to be rigidly obeyed (9) ATTENTION Cryptic def – a command to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3501.
An enjoyable and largely accessible IoS puzzle from Poins. His cluing style can border on the intricate, but there’s nothing wrong with that as long as everything is clearly signposted, as it is … Read more >>
Not sure how hard this actually was since I solved it over several days in between various meetings. Found TBRB quite useful — understatement of the year. Across 1 GOSS,I,B – a … Read more >>
An EV from Jaguar, a second for me to blog – 3 different groups of seven to wade through. 7 unclued of a theme, 7 clues with misprints which can spell out theme … Read more >>