Never knowingly undersolved
Nothing much to frighten the horses today, with some easy entry clues and not much difficulty thereafter, though I do have a slight quibble regarding 1,18. . Across 1 “Stone walls do not … Read more >>
Scorpion has given us a puzzle that makes us think. When I first read the clues, I expected ‘man/woman of note’ to refer to singers, instrumentalists and composers. However, the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26103.
Sorry this is a bit late, having real trouble with the internet today. I’ve come rather unstuck today, with a few I can’t explain so any help would be nice, there appears to … Read more >>
A workmanlike puzzle which should be suitable for new solvers. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with the … Read more >>
Those who like Rufus’s puzzles will like this one, with its witty double and cryptic definitions and silky-smooth surfaces – and those who don’t probably won’t! Many thanks, Rufus, for lightening up a … Read more >>
I thought I would set a new PB for solving this, … … I was whipping through it at a rate of knots when I came to a grinding halt at 19A. I … Read more >>
A fairly tough week, I think, judging by the amount of cheating I had to do towards the end. 3dn still evades my best attempts to explain it. The grid seemed to fill … Read more >>
The usual very pleasant workout from Azed. I always find that I make steady progress and then reach an impasse, when I simply can’t parse one or two of the clues. But they … Read more >>
A special edition puzzle from Everyman this week. Lorraine wasn’t able to blog this one, so you’ll have to put up with me two weeks running. I’m happy to help, especially since … Read more >>
No relaxed Sunday with this puzzle – I needed more than one sitting to complete it. Some clever misdirections and definitions. Thanks to eXternal, this being the 1st puzzle of his/hers that I’m … Read more >>
This week it’s another chance to blog one of my favourite setters. Here, we had to change the appearance of ten answers with nine clues containing a word or phrase which would help … Read more >>
Another duel with Tyrus – guaranteed a smile or two with his witty clues. And as I expected full of fun and wit with a series of short and punchy clues. 9ac probably … Read more >>
A satisfying prize puzzle from Philistine, with a nice theme that I won’t reveal until the next paragraph … The theme was “palaces” – the rubric read: Five 12s are not further defined … Read more >>
I’m wondering if this was intended to be one of those Brendan puzzles we occasionally get on a Monday. It was certainly one of the most straightforward of his that I’ve done – … Read more >>