Never knowingly undersolved
I suspect Quixote might have had a double dose of Weetabix for his breakfast before setting this one. I found it a good deal more difficult than his usual Monday puzzle. It’s all … Read more >>
A Rufus with, I thought, a more than usual share of anagrams, cds and dds, so it might win even fewer friends. There are some nice surfaces and misdirections, though. Thanks Rufus. Definitions … Read more >>
I think there was some fairly tricky wordplay in this Cyclops — it took me a bit longer than usual. Was that just me, or do others agree? Across 1 SCISSORS State is … Read more >>
A medium-paced Beelzebub this week, I thought. Not too hard and not too easy, but with plenty to enjoy. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 DUPE – P[ill] in … Read more >>
This seems to be the first occasion on which I’ve blogged an Alchemi puzzle. I must admit I found it fairly challenging, requiring a few sittings thoughout the week. The explanation for 3dn … Read more >>
Nick: A very tough ‘Misprints’ puzzle, I thought – it took me about 7 hours of solving. I found this very hard going on the brain (but enjoyable), as not only did you … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. I genuinely thought I would struggle with this weeks puzzle but once I got up and going I surprised myself and thoroughly enjoyed solving it. 🙂 So many … Read more >>
Thinking back, I’m not certain that I’ve ever actually managed to finish off a Monk puzzle, so no surprises that this was a bit of a slog. I can’t add much other than, … Read more >>
A very fine puzzle indeed from Bonxie, and not easy at all. The theme is Scottish Islands, each being missed from the subsidiary part of the clue (except for 6ac which would have … Read more >>
When I was solving this puzzle, I wasn’t sure whether it was my turn to blog or not. I was happy to find out that it was, since I found it a lovely diversion: a pleasant decoration of time, as I think someone* said of music.
Themed puzzle which is not fully explained – I need help please to provide a full explanation and as to why today is key The themed SciFi movies … Read more >>
Well, you can’t go wrong with Arachne, as shown by her Quiptic on Monday this week, and now this cryptic. I got a few answers very quickly, and thought it was going to … Read more >>
This didn’t strike me as a standard Phi puzzle today. There seemed to me to be more obscure words today than one would normally find in a Phi puzzle. My … Read more >>
There I was when I found a word repeated in the answers thinking that Eimi had been a bit repetitive, and quite failing to realise that today has a special meaning (although, to … Read more >>
Clever, witty and enjoyable Across 1 SHIPPING transport – sounds like SIPPING (after a few) 5 SPLASH much rain ALPS< (mountains to the west) SH[owers] 10 EVADE skirt round … Read more >>