Never knowingly undersolved
A relatively straightforward puzzle from Cinephile, and nothing contentious that I can see. Thank you Cinephile for an enjoyable puzzle. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue. Across 1 LEBANESE BANES (troubles) … Read more >>
There’s always a lot of fun in the Spider Woman’s puzzles, and this one was no exception, though I did find it rather full of “pick out the letters” clues. Also there are … Read more >>
Half expected Crosophile as I’ve got him a few months running on Wednesdays, but always a pleasure to get a Dac as ever little contentious with a couple of &lits. Few anagrams and … Read more >>
The title is “CAVEAT”, which means a notice or a warning! According to the preamble, the wordplay, in thirty clues, generates an extra letter giving a variant of a quotation. There are four … Read more >>
One for newcomers to cryptic puzzles today, with nothing particularly difficult nor any rare or unusual answers. I have a minor query regarding part of the wordplay in 18dn but apart from that … Read more >>
This was a puzzle to be savoured, a treasure trove for word lovers, and so perhaps not the ideal puzzle to have to zip through to write a blog. Nor was it the … Read more >>
Another very entertaining morning, courtesy of Master Paul with his challenging but very fair clues, witty and original. ACROSS 1 FLAT CAP Rev of PACT (agreement) ALF (from Alfred the Great) for a … Read more >>
Apologies for the rather later posting today: I’ve been whiling away two hours at the surgery between glucose-tolerance blood tests. It’s a pretty straightforward Rufus for a grey morning, with perhaps even more … Read more >>
I have not blogged a Quiptic before, so this was interesting, and not all that easy. Thank you to Beale. Hold mouse over clue number to see clue. Across 1 SMOKESCREEN SMOKE (have … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I’m not entirely sure I follow this one. I think the theme is words said in a Northern accent, although I’d never thought of … Read more >>
I’m not sure why, but I found this a rather more challenging Cyclops than many recent ones, and all the better for it. There certainly seems to be a plethora of male genitalia … Read more >>
Straightforward puzzle this week with some smashing, previously unknown words – 5a, 30a and 1d in particular ACROSS 5 Old miser fine during botched stick-up PUCKFIST (F STICK UP)* 10 … Read more >>
This was a fairly typical Azed for me, in that I solved about three-quarters of it fairly quickly and without aids (though with plenty of educated guesswork) but took a bit longer on … Read more >>
Everyman continues to provide a wide variety of clue types, with smooth surfaces. As is often the case, there are several geographic references which may not be known to many of his solvers … Read more >>
Those who have tackled Raich’s crosswords since he started setting for the Indy will know that he’s keen on his football, so I’ll go straight into cliché land and say that this was … Read more >>