Never knowingly undersolved
This is the Guardian Cryptic debut, I think, for Otterden, setter in the New Statesman, with a surname meaning an otter’s den. Welcome, and thanks for an enjoyable puzzle, and, not having tried your other crosswords, a … Read more >>
It’s Friday, it’s Phi, so all’s well with the crossword world. Perhaps not Phi’s toughest puzzle, but a pleasant way to the end the week. I can’t see any theme … Read more >>
This should have been a lovely puzzle to work through over a cup of coffee in the autumn sunshine… but as the past week has scrambled my brain and left my faculties in … Read more >>
Monk has as always given us a very enjoyable crossword. There is one about which I’m not all that sure, so if you’re one of those people who came to the blog in … Read more >>
Not a difficult solve, but not an easy blog, with various quibbles. The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26087.
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 14 Enjoyable crossword by Crux who, for me, is in the same league as Falcon/Everyman. That said, while I particularly like Crux’s surfaces I must also admit that Falcon is … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2013 I spent a fair time finishing off this puzzle. The right half seemed easy while the left half harboured some tricky clues, notably … Read more >>
Two points for those of you who are coming to the John Henderson Big Birthday Bash Part 1: 1. There will be people there who know each other via websites etc, but have … Read more >>
Paul continues the good crossword week with another fine puzzle, full of smiles and ‘aha’ moments and some really neat cluing – I really enjoyed it. Many thanks, Paul. Across 1 Step down … Read more >>
This must have been my quickest ever solve of a Cinephile puzzle, with three quarters of the grid being filled during my first pass through the clues and the rest during the second. … Read more >>
It’s really difficult to know what to say in the preamble for Dac’s puzzles. They always have smooth surfaces and well-constructed clues but there is rarely anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that demands … Read more >>
Preamble: Starting at an unchecked square in the top row, the clockwise perimeter contains a 7-word non-English phrase. Unchecked letters, including corners, rearrange to give I SUB A HAIRCUT. Four clues omit a shared thematic definition. The other 34 clues include a … Read more >>
When you notice that a puzzle has been set by Donk, you know you have a treat in store, both as a solver and as a blogger. Today’s puzzle was no exception. This … Read more >>
Initially fearing a tough one from Neo, I was saved by the long answers, which I got before the shorter ones. He’s given the puzzle a literary flavour. Thanks Neo for an enjoyable … Read more >>
Tough, but not as impossible as it seemed on the first run through. Had to use Google to parse 23dn. Some very nice cluing, my favourites were 10ac, 19/20ac and 6dn. Across 9 … Read more >>