Never knowingly undersolved
So 10 unclued entries this week, and all in a “depleted” form. And either one or two letters have been added to some clues (whenever thematically possible) . All very cryptic – ah … Read more >>
Found this quite a knotty puzzle that really took some unravelling and a couple still not fully explained …. 9d,15d and 19d causing the most grief. ACROSS 1 CURTAINS anagram of … Read more >>
Unless I’m mistaken, this is my first Paul blog, and I was not disappointed. It took me a while to twig on to the theme, but once there the puzzle opened itself up … Read more >>
Friday rolls along and normality returns from Phi’s very rare ventures into Saturday prize position, well me hearties what do we have here… There seems to be a small naval theme maybe some … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle, this one, I thought. Plenty of variation, one or two devilish (possibly too devilish) devices, and I even learnt a new word. Thank-you, Alberich. ACROSS 1. TEMPLE MP [Member of Parliament, … Read more >>
I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle from Brummie – I just wish it had lasted longer! There is some clever, witty cluing, with amusing surfaces, and a number of interesting references for me to … Read more >>
We have vintage Nestor on display this morning in a puzzle that truly showcases his brilliance as a compiler – and my lack of brilliance as a solver, alas. After slotting in a … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/ Jan 23 When the name of the setter is Gaff, there must be something going on in the world around us. Remember the Royal Wedding or Swan Upping? The theme … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 21, 2012 Cinephile is back with a beastly puzzle that I enjoyed. I like crosswords with themes, even ones like this where there is nothing … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle, mostly straightforward but with a few tricky clues thrown in to the mix. For the trickier clues I particularly like the way Cinephile picks words and definitions that are not common, … Read more >>
I found this a little harder than usual for Chifonie, and with more variety of clue types. Still pretty straightforward, but soundly clued and very enjoyable in its way. (Somehow I had managed … Read more >>
This was a good crossword with no gimmicks, no pangrams and no theme that I could see. A number of the Across answers had double letters – HAGGIS, MORRIS, JOANNA … Read more >>
The preamble stated "the grid exhibits 90 degrees symmetry. Clues are in conventional order. One letter must be omitted from each answer before entry in the grid; definitions and letter-counts refer to the … Read more >>
Poor old Anax seems to be stuck with me at the moment and I probably don’t do justice to a beautifully-crafted crossword with some lovely clues. But this was tough. On several occasions I … Read more >>
Every so often the FT will start its week (Monday being a prize puzzle, it doesn’t count) with a more-than-usually difficult one eg. a Neo. So I thought, on seeing the setter and … Read more >>