Never knowingly undersolved
Smooth surfaces, witty definitions and sound clues. I thought this was straightforward and accessible without ever being dull. I suspect this is much harder to achieve than it sounds. Thank you Dogberry. I … Read more >>
The preamble told us: In x clues, there is a misprint of one letter in the definition. The correct letter is y places back alphabetically. In y clues, the wordplay generates the answer … Read more >>
A sparkling offering from Paul.
Considerably less difficult than the last Armonie I blogged. Still, I got nowhere starting from the NW, which I normally do, and instead had to work from the SE. Good fun – some … Read more >>
Surprisingly, this is our first blog of a Punk puzzle. We’ve always enjoyed his quirky and sometimes slightly risqué cluing, and this was a good example, if perhaps not the best we’ve come … Read more >>
All Quiet on the Eastern Front – the grandchildren have returned to London, bringing their grandmother along as well. So Uncle Yap is Alone Again Naturally . Before I get started on the puzzle, let me first … Read more >>
I found this quite a bit tougher than Quixote usually is, solving time 38 mins. Very enjoyable puzzle – esp liked 27A, 8D and 20D. * = anagram ACROSS 1 BEARINGS a R … Read more >>
The 25down Rufus Monday mix of mainly double and cryptic definitions, but all compactly clued, and, though easy, enjoyable to tackle. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Each of the pictures at … Read more >>
We haven’t seen Beale in the Quiptic slot for some time, and while this was on the whole a fair puzzle, it seemed to me to contain a good number of clues that … Read more >>
It may have passed you by, but the Olympics is on at the moment in London, and Cyclops chose to draw attention to it by including a couple of well-known Olympic mottoes in … Read more >>
….. and Dean Meyer’s 50th birthday bash. Dean has sent the following information about these two events which I post verbatim: “Actually this is what you might call Sloggers & Betters Plus, as … Read more >>
A little while since I’ve blogged a Sunday Glow-worm, I think, so a nice change for me. I left this one a bit late in the week, so it was convenient that it … Read more >>
A fair bit tougher than the previous Beelzebub I blogged, and it was quite a wait before the first answer slotted in. There’s quite a lot of anagrammatic material here, which I don’t … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Well what can I say, I flew through last weeks offering with ease, but this week I struggled and needed Nick’s help. Perhaps it is because I … Read more >>
Unlike most recent puzzles in this series, there were no special instructions. It was just a tough cryptic (and here’s a link to the pdf of the puzzle), but made more difficult by … Read more >>