Never knowingly undersolved
It was a nice surprise to see Tramp again after a gap of only a couple of weeks, and this was another fine example of his witty style. Getting the long answer at … Read more >>
Found this tough, though all the cluing was very fair. Favourites were 5dn and 15dn. Across 1 PLUNDER =”Rob” bLUNDER=”mistake”, with a “misprinting” of the “initial letter” 5 FLUSHED =”looking roseate” FLU=”Illness”, SHED=”got … Read more >>
Monk has certainly not disappointed us. Here is a nice crossword with some lovely clues and well-concealed definitions and anagrams. Some of the answers were very simple anagrams yet this was not immediately … Read more >>
Straightforwardly enjoyable stuff from Neo today. Rather a lot of straight anagrams, and a couple of hoary old setter’s clichés, but fun nonetheless. There are topical Tour de France references, I believe, at … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 24 Another enjoyable Cruxword which may be found here. But as always (read: recently) I put some question marks to clues for which other solvers’ views are much appreciated. Definitions are … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 22, 2013 This puzzle gave me some moderate challenges and considerable pleasure. My top clues are 9A (NANTES), 10A (CITY HALL) and 19D (COUSIN). ACROSS … Read more >>
Loroso was in a mean mood when he wrote this one. All the way through there are misdirections and devious constructions, there are some I still can’t fully explain. Apologies for the late start … Read more >>
As expected a delightful puzzle from Dac. We always appreciate the smooth surfaces or stories behind Dac’s clues. Our favourite today is 26ac. Or could it be 29ac? Or maybe 9ac? On the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25990 (and in the other usual places online).
Preamble: Six characters have taken part in a crime. each clue contains a misprint in the definition, the correct letters of which in clue order spell out their alter egos and a thematic … Read more >>
This was an enjoyable, if somewhat easy, puzzle from Tuesday regular, Armonie, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose … Read more >>
The Spider Woman never fails to entertain with her wits and craft. I found some of the clues so devilish that I had to enlist the assistance of my helpful neighbour in Jakarta, … Read more >>
It’s been a while since it last fell to me to blog a Punk, so I was relishing the challenge of solving and then blogging this one – while at the same time … Read more >>
This was quite straightforward except for a few (14, 22 and 13 down) which took slightly longer than the others. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the … Read more >>
It’s Chifonie, not Rufus, providing the ‘gentle start to the week’ today, so there’s more in the way of simple charades than double and cryptic definitions, which will please some people. There’s a … Read more >>