Never knowingly undersolved
A good solid puzzle from Phi today with a number of clues that brought a smile as I solved them or understood more them about as I wrote the blog. … Read more >>
After an unfortunately stormy week in Fifteensquaredland, what a delight to see an Arachne puzzle to restore us to normality. Perhaps not one of her hardest, but no walkover either, and with plenty … Read more >>
This was tough. Without use of the ‘Reveal letter’ button and yes, I must admit, on one or two occasions the ‘Reveal’ button itself, I doubt whether I’d have finished. Even the straightforward … Read more >>
I enjoyed this offering from Gurney. It seemed very fresh; that might be because I don’t blog Gurney’s puzzles very often, or it might simply be because this was a well-thought-out, witty and … Read more >>
Nothing too tricky here, but all very smoothly done. Favourites were 15ac, 3dn and 14dn. Across 1 CURTSY =”Bob” CURT=”brusque” + S[l]Y=”heartlessly cunning” 4 ALCOPOP =”drink” A + COP=”bobby” inside LOP=”dock”=cut the end … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 22 Elegantly written crossword by Crux. Smooth surfaces as ever with a lot of name-dropping this time, mostly (but not all) referring to Americans. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 20, 2013 I rate this a very good puzzle and it took me a good while to complete it. My top clues are 1A (FELT-TIP … Read more >>
Yes, it’s me again. PeeDee has been having internet access problems so I am standing in for him, not that I mind because Monk is one of my favourite setters. Monk invariably has … Read more >>
A bit of head-scratching today and not a nit in sight! There are still a few where we have the odd itch, but – we may be missing something. We hope that someone … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26014.
Inquisitor 1291Preamble: Two clues contain an extra word, the two words giving a cryptic hint to the theme. In all other clues, the correct forms of single letter misprints give a thematic example … Read more >>
This was a Dandy of a puzzle, giving a nice enjoyable stretching exercise for the mind. Thanks to Gaff. As is the norm with Gaff puzzles, this one commemorates an event – the birthday, … Read more >>
It is Tuesday today, and the slot is occupied by Punk, whose puzzles always pack a punch, this one more than most! A quick scan of the clues shows that 26/4 is the … Read more >>
Special instructions: In this anniversary puzzle eight solutions are of a kind and not further defined Today’s themed puzzle celebrates the anniversary of the birth of a great industrialist and Puck was able to … Read more >>
The usual friendly Monday crossword from Quixote. Not much to add really except for a comment by Quixote himself. Across 1 SENTENCE Part of a message maybe despatched from ‘ere (8) SENT … Read more >>