Never knowingly undersolved
This puzzle kept my solving partner Timon and I pleasantly occupied on a very wet Saturday afternoon, but we couldn’t adequately explain a couple of the clues. I think that I have managed … Read more >>
I always like puzzles by Tees and there was plenty to appreciate here: A wide range of clue devices, Offbeat references within suitable surfaces, Cheeky theme. There were a few obscurities that required looking … Read more >>
Masterly Across 1 ARACHNOPHOBE (like Miss Muffet) (CHA CHA OR IN BOP)* 9 ALOOFLY (keeping apart from) LOO (toilet) in A FLY (insect) 10 RAINBOW (array of colours) … Read more >>
A real vocabulary enhancer Across 1 Like grapevines, possibly making four figures FRUGIFEROUS (fruit-bearing) (FOUR FIGURES)* 10 Top money secured by expert ACME M (money) in ACE (expert) 11 Horse … Read more >>
An absolute delight from Paul today. No theme that I can see, nor even any Paulian smut, just a collection of high-quality clues. I found it quite hard, but with a few easier … Read more >>
My turn for the Friday slot today, and it was no surprise to find Phi’s latest offering to sink my teeth into. Last time I crossed swords with Phi on a blogging day … Read more >>
My brain isn’t working. Even the Guardian Quick – my customary waker-upper, while the coffee brews – was a struggle this morning. Still, I made it through this sound offering from Cinephile with … Read more >>
I’m a great fan of Picaroon’s puzzles and there was no disappointment here: lots of witty and ingenious cluing, resulting in quite a bit of head-scratching, not least in the parsing department, followed … Read more >>
Klingsor is a fairly regular contributor to the Independent series of daily crosswords. He is known to have a strong interest in Wagner. Today’s reference to Wagner occurred in the clue at 8 … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 19 Good to see, once more, another setter than Rufus or Crux on a Monday. Armonie’s puzzles for the FT usually appear on a Tuesday (as do the crosswords by … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 17, 2012 Here we have another splendid, and fairly easy, Cincinnus. I applaud especially 9A (REVEL), 17A (NOSEBAG), 8A (ABSTAINER) and 18D (GAUCHOS). Across 1. … Read more >>
A great thematic puzzle from Gozo, a mid-week treat! All the undefined clues are writers. I thought this was a very well executed theme as discovering the theme did not turn the clues … Read more >>
As always on the last Wednesday of the month it’s Crosophile, who makes a good job of being a Dac equivalent. Roughly the same level of difficulty, and some nice clues. I have … Read more >>
I think this may produce some varied responses, depending on the appetite for Araucaria’s liberties.
Eclogue is a setter new to the Inquisitor, though I gather from Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that they have featured in Magpie over the last couple of years. (I say “they” because a … Read more >>