Never knowingly undersolved
Nimrod again, I’m sure I seem to get more than my fair share of his recently. I found bits of this tough and some clues I still can’t explain to myself properly so help … Read more >>
Fortunately not too difficult, as I had a meeting to attend before solving and blogging this.
This is my first crack at blogging a Prize Puzzle, and an enjoyable one it is. Not many problems, just slightly in the SE corner; the last one in was 29A, after having … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 31, 2011 I sailed through this puzzle although I had to look up the two battles (11 and 12A) and 25A (KERRY BLUE). And I … Read more >>
A super crossword from Cinephile, reasonably easy but with a wide range of interesting devices so I would not describe this one as straightforward. This is how the midweek crosswords should be I think, accessible … Read more >>
A fun puzzle and fairly steady solve from Paul, with some ingenious and amusing clues, and one or two easy ones to get / keep things going and to help with less familiar … Read more >>
Another crop of concisely worded, sound clues with silky smooth surface readings – one would expect nothing else of Dac, of course. As Ali mentioned in his Dac blog last week, let’s hope … Read more >>
A nice seasonal puzzle with some tricky cluing. I started at the top left (unusually) which turned out to be very helpful, as the most important theme word was at 1A. DA?E? led readily … Read more >>
Apologies for the delay with the blog. This was quite something, with 2 very long thematic answers relating to 16/12. I haven’t actually read any of his work, but am familiar with the … Read more >>
Wandering from my usual Guardian beat, I find a puzzle by John Dawson, whom I know better as his alter ego Chifonie; the results are much the same, with straightforward clue construction, smooth surfaces and some ingenious misdirection. John Dawson gives his main interests as crosswords, music, and walking in the Lake District. Could one ask for anything more?
Today’s puzzle is very entertaining with many lovely and clever devices. When I say I found a puzzle easy (like I did last week) it probably meant that I took less than 10 … Read more >>
Quixote’s first Indy appearance of 2012 and the usual excellent puzzle. A little on the easy side even by Quixote’s accessible standards, I found. Solving time, 15 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
It’s been over a year since I reviewed one of Moley’s Quiptics, and little has changed. This is yet another very ordinary crossword, notable only for the inclusion of 15 anagrams in 29 … Read more >>
Brendan is becoming quite a regular as stand-in for Rufus on his occasional Mondays off, and this was a typically enjoyable puzzle, and mostly not too hard, though with a theme that might … Read more >>
Here’s hoping you all had a splendid time over the holidays, and wishing you a very happy and (cruciverbally, at the very least) successful 2012. This blog is due to appear for tomorrow … Read more >>