Never knowingly undersolved
Once again I am typing this on a small laptop in a hotel room on a slow connection, so please excuse some rather abbreviated explanations and probably some typos. I think “slow but … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/June 3 A pleasant puzzle by Crux which contained a bit more cryptic-flavoured definitions than usual. But as my best friends know, it is perhaps my favourite device …….. 🙂 [is it?]. That … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 1, 2013 This was not my favourite Mudd. I found the puzzle both difficult and relatively unrewarding. I do applaud three fine clues, 22A (NORWAY), … Read more >>
Super themed puzzle from Gozo but consumed in a bit of a rush today as I was very late getting started, a shame that I did not have time to savour this puzzle … Read more >>
As always a smooth operation from Dac. He has the ability to find the most straightforward parsing of a word, as witness the number of answers that are blogged here without comment. Which … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25972.
Anyone who thought that Schadenfreude might be getting tired – think again! I find it impossible to paraphrase the preamble, so here it is in full: “One letter must … Read more >>
This was a really enjoyable puzzle for me – not too easy as to be over quickly, and not too difficult as to require long pauses. On the other hand, progress was smooth … Read more >>
Firstly – many thanks to Uncle Yap and mc_rapper for standing in for us while we were without internet access. What a great puzzle as our first one after a break. It’s also … Read more >>
I struggled through this puzzle based on a favourite topic of conversation by the Brits but prevailed in the end due to Paul’s very fair clueing. In Malaysia, we only have one prediction … Read more >>
Not exactly a gentle start to the week that we have come to expect. A delightful puzzle, with a couple of answers I found tricky to parse. Thanks to Brendan for the entertainment. … Read more >>
Sorry about the late posting — I did the puzzle a while ago and had plans to complete the blog yesterday, but a migraine rather inconveniently intervened. Another fairly quick solve for me, … Read more >>
The usual well-constructed puzzle from Quixote. There was nothing very controversial – maybe a couple of slightly unusual words in 21 and 4, but they were easy enough to work out from the … Read more >>
A Quiptic from Moley that is clearly aimed at the target audience, but which I found a bit clunky in places, with some unconvincing cluing at times. Perhaps I’m being a bit unfair. … Read more >>
Another good Sunday puzzle from Hypnos, with a range of difficulties, though nothing overly troublesome. 10ac and 11ac put up a bit of a fight for me, though in retrospect they seem perfectly … Read more >>