Never knowingly undersolved
This must be a unique blog. I am in Bangkok on a short holiday and without convenient Internet access. So I went to a roadside cafe featuring free WiFi, had a drink and … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism My criticism of Nimrod is that he sometimes does seem to go out of his way to make the puzzle as difficult as possible, … Read more >>
I made heavy weather of this one, and there are a couple of clues where I am not sure if the wordplay.
Apologies for the delay with this one. I lost my laptop mid-week and had to re-solve this online. In doing so, I’ve lost the name of the setter! It was just as much … Read more >>
I found this one a bit tougher than your usual Everyman. It’s all clearly indicated as always, so perhaps it was just me having a bit of an off day. There were as … Read more >>
I was wondering whether there might be some kind of special for this, as the first round(ish) number since 2000 and happening to coincide with a competition week, but it turned out to … Read more >>
Extra letters in the wordplay spelt out a quotation and author, which would help to identify a formation and some constituent parts. A good puzzle this week from Warbler, but nothing too strenuos. … Read more >>
The first puzzle by Picaroon that I’ve seen in the prize slot, and the first one of his (hers?) that I’ve had the pleasure to blog. I had previously encountered one of … Read more >>
I haven’t come across Jambazi as a setter before – but as a prize-puzzle obsessive I would have missed his midweek Indy debut puzzle, blogged back at the end of July by duncanshiell, and … Read more >>
Really enjoyable smooth solve Across 1 GASBAG (chatterbox) ASB[o] (brief restriction) in GAG (joke) 4 ACHILLES (hero) CHILL (cold) in SEA< (ocean returning) 9 ASTERN (behind) like AS TERN (bird … Read more >>
A not-too-taxing but interesting puzzle, with some very nice touches, including several ‘lift-and-separate’ clues, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. There is a mini-theme, which I only discovered when writing the blog, so … Read more >>
Worthy adversary provides a light touch of wit Across 1 Wood a problem for golfer, mostly limiting success SHITTIM (wood) HIT (success) in STIM[y] (golfing problem on putting green, almost) … Read more >>
It was no surprise this Friday morning to find that I had a Phi puzzle to grapple with. As is customary, I sailed through about half the clues before grinding to a halt … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 25, 2012 For a variety of reasons, I am late in posting this blog entry. I apologize for the tardiness. Sorry. I found the lower-right … Read more >>
A lovely sunny autumn morning here in Yorkshire and a trouble-free puzzle from Orense to accompany my coffee. Nothing to frighten the horses, but a salutary lesson at 24ac. in double-checking an anagram … Read more >>