Never knowingly undersolved
I found this at the harder end of the Quixote spectrum, with quite a lot of fairly unusual words. Clues like 13 and 5 were tough to get without most of the crossing … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26185. A fairly typical Rufus, but showing up some of what I would regard as his weaknesses – the ambiguous answer to 2D, two essentially straight definitions (unless … Read more >>
For once, I have completed my blog in good time. As I write this, however, I am still struggling for something amusing to add at the end. There is no competition, as far … Read more >>
As if this week’s IoS crossword wasn’t enough of a challenge, this seemed to be quite a tough week from Beelzebub too. In fact I’ve made it all the way to blogging day … Read more >>
Quite a tough workout from Poins this week, I found. There were several points (Tom Mix, for example) where my general knowledge fell short, and plenty of new terms to learn. That said, … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good Morning to you all, Pleasant solve I felt with plenty of anagrams and easy to follow cluing. So many favourites, too numerous to mention them all. All in all a most enjoyable … Read more >>
Having had a Competition Puzzle from Azed last week it was likely that this puzzle would be a standard one. That is how it turned out. The wordplay in this … Read more >>
‘Jambazi’ is ‘Tramp’s Indy pseudonym, but on closer inspection of this puzzle, could he also be ‘Cyclops’ in disguise?… On my initial solve, this seemed a fairly straightforward puzzle – suitably difficult for a Saturday … Read more >>
I have not been solving the Guardian much lately and have not come across Imogen before – I like his/her style very much. Thank you Imogen.
Nutmeg’s not giving too much away here. The title, STRATEGY, is in some way inappropriate or at least has to be made ‘more appropriate’. Someone or something ‘has a problem’, and the grid has to be ‘altered’ is some unspecified way. Let’s hope we can get more from the clues.
Phi often does interesting things with the letters and words in the grid – today he has done something different by using a grid with reflective symmetry. The grid today … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26183. I am coming off an unpleasant cold, and am not at my sharpest, which may explain my trouble with 11A. Across 1. Do good with … Read more >>
Once again, the Friday grid has been especially approachable. Thanks Flimsy for a very pleasant run, and with straightforward cluing that leaves no room for any ambiguity.
Tyrus has given us his usual good tough crossword, and in places I’m not really sure that I’ve got it right, but no doubt someone will correct me. At least I have always suggested something, although with little confidence at times.
And if there’s a Nina, as usual I can’t see it.
Definitions in italics.
Paul on top form, though not at his most difficult – a very enjoyable puzzle, with some very clever and well-hidden anagrams and several examples of the quirky cluing that we expect from … Read more >>