Never knowingly undersolved
My first thoughts on seeing this puzzle were a) not another ‘split clue and decide where to put the answers’, like my last blog, EV1052, and b) that the split grid device was … Read more >>
Pretty straightforward – not sure about a couple of double definitions Across 1 DISTRACT amuse DI (policeman) S[teele’s] TRACT (political pamphlet) 5 PHENOL acid O (old) HEN (layer) in … Read more >>
A pleasant puzzle from Brummie to end a rather remarkable week – not so taxing as the last day or three but a nice, unobtrusive little theme, which I’ll leave you to spot, … Read more >>
Highest quality as usual Across 2 Ability to prosecute child curtailed by nasty fight about end of case INFANGTHIEF right to arrest INFAN[t] (child curtailed) [cas]E in (FIGHT)* 10 … Read more >>
It is Friday already – how quickly a week can pass! – and Phi is occupying his familiar slot. I actually found this one an easier solver than the average Phi, even though … Read more >>
Thanks, first off, to Jed for covering my FT shift last week. This was a nice puzzle to come back to: fairly straightforward, but enjoyable and inventive. Thank-you, Falcon. ACROSS 1. FACE CARD … Read more >>
A belated and hurried posting, partly due to the Guardian’s failure to publish the puzzle properly on its website (the online version is still not there as I write this), so apologies in … Read more >>
This puzzle from Scorpion made me think quite a bit before I solved it all. I normally write the blog for these puzzles a day or two in advance by accessing … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 11 A friendly starter of the week (a week ago, that is), one that can be found here. Not much to groan or moan about, although I realise that at … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 9, 2013 I find only one outstanding clue in this puzzle — that is 22D (NINJA) which is a fine &lit. — but think it … Read more >>
Due to the limited response to the requests for nominations at the end of last month, John Halpern has decided that his time is better spent with other aspects of his Crossword Centenary … Read more >>
A tough and very enjoyable puzzle from Monk, as always. Monk often has ninas or messages hidden around the completed grid. Given the shape of the grid and the somtimes obscure words I suspect there … Read more >>
Sorry this is a bit late, at any rate later than it would have been. The online crossword when I switched on around 9.00 was yesterday’s Tees, so I had to go out … Read more >>
A welcome return to Schadenfreude – you kinda know what you’re getting. The rubric is clear: ten answers, having something in common, are encrypted using a 26-letter phrase, the nth letter of … Read more >>