Never knowingly undersolved
All the hallmarks of a classic EV in the preamble: misprints in the definitions of fourteen clues leading to a ‘suggestion’ as to how to enter eight answers ‘thematically’ – with three other … Read more >>
Have not completely resolved all – need suggestions for 26A and 13D Across 1 BURNOUSE cape BURN (stream) OUSE (river) 5 SQUEAL sing QU (queen) in SEAL (close up) … Read more >>
Highest quality as usual Across 1 Irritation about good dog pinching my waste disposal device BILGE PUMP G (good) in BILE (irritation) M (my) in PUP (dog) 7 Complexity … Read more >>
I don’t know how many times I [and others] have described a Gordius puzzle as ‘a mixed bag’. Well, here’s another. Those who found Paul’s puzzle yesterday a bit of a struggle will … Read more >>
It’s Friday today, so not surprising to find Phi occupying the slot this morning. I found that I got about three quarters of the way through this one before grinding to a halt, … Read more >>
A fun puzzle, this, from Dogberry, though an easy, breezy solve. A lot of original word selections, which I approve of (perhaps Dogberry was seeking to balance the novelty of, say, 12dn by … Read more >>
Thursday is traditionally the day for the more difficult Independent daily crossword. Some solvers may feel that today’s crossword touches or crosses the bounds of acceptability for a daily crossword. Clearly … Read more >>
No “smut” that I noticed, but the usual quota of witty and well-constructed (though mostly quite easy, I thought) clues. Thanks to Paul Across 1. MATADOR A TAD … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 1 Sometimes I struggle to finish Dante puzzles but not ‘today’ (which was Monday a week ago). I found this crossword actually very easy, yet a pleasant solve. Definitions are … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 29, 2013 I found this puzzle to be a mixture of very easy clues (4A, 19A, 25A, 30A, 5D, etc.) and very tricky ones (10A, … Read more >>
What does one ever say about Dac’s crosswords except that they are as always quite delightful? He endlessly manages to produce clues that are pithy and smooth (an adjective that is often used in … Read more >>
PeeDee is off on his hols so I am standing in for a couple of weeks. It has been over a month now since we last had the pleasure of seeing Cinephile and this … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25996. A puzzle with distinctly straightforward clues, and a theme announced in 21A, of writers.There are so many in the crossword, not all of them very well … Read more >>
Welcome to Radler … with a large number of clues and a long preamble: “Sixteen thematic items in eleven answers: one is the theme; two are the person that … Read more >>
I was able to solve this at a steady pace, but got slowed down in the end by two in the SE quadrant. Thanks to Jason for an enjoyable puzzle, with some nice misdirections and … Read more >>