Never knowingly undersolved
It’s a rather rushed Ringo this morning, so I’m afraid it’s a stripped-down, no-frills blog of this very nice puzzle from the Don. Apologies in advance for any typos. ACROSS 1. MAGISTRACY Magi … Read more >>
Just wasn’t on the right wavelength today and found this very tough, even after the long 24etc solution went in. Favourite clue was 17ac. Across 1 BED REST &lit BE + DREST=”clothed no … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 15 A pleasant enough Dante puzzle with some very nice touches (9ac, 16ac and 25ac, to name three), but ….. ….. having said that, I wasn’t happy with two duplications. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 13, 2012 Oh my but this was a tricky one! Some clues were flat-out difficult, for me notably 11A (CLASSLESS), 7D (GREBO) and 20D (BRITPOP). … Read more >>
Not difficult but very nicely done. Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 CONVEYOR BELT (LOVE BY CORONET)* possibly=anagram 8 INSIDER sounds like “in cider” … Read more >>
As Duncan said a few weeks ago, Dac really does write clues that make good sense. There were a few clues that we puzzled over for a while but all were very fair. … Read more >>
This one gave me something to think over, and to amuse me in the process. Thanks Gordius.
Preamble: Lost in the grid while celebrating a centenary, two familiar Inquisitor setters’ 4 words of introduction to their rescuer (x, unclued, using two answer slots) may be discovered in two grid sequences … Read more >>
My apologies to readers for the later than normal posting, but there was just no way that I was going to be able to do justice to an Anax in the wee small … Read more >>
Approached this with trepidation as I didn’t have much success solving previous Alberichs, much less blog them. Started off okay with the NE quadrant, then the SE, then considerably slowed down. 14across defeated me, … Read more >>
Quite a delightful morning exercise which did not trouble me at all except 23A but help was very quickly forthcoming. Many creative definitions which added spice to the clues. Place cursor over clue … Read more >>
I’m surprised to find that it’s almost four months since I blogged a Rufus puzzle. Here we have the familiar collection of clever anagrams, interspersed with double and cryptic definitions, several of which … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An unusual Monday outing for Punk, which was a themed puzzle, the theme being people and things from Brighton. Since I didn’t know any … Read more >>
A straightforward Quiptic. Thanks to Nutmeg for some enjoyable surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom of the blog have unidentified links to the puzzle.]] Across 1 One … Read more >>
I struggled a bit with this, mainly because while I was trying to solve it, the kids were in the front room screaming at the TV to encourage Andy Murray to convert four … Read more >>