Never knowingly undersolved
After a flying start, I’m afraid my fellow Leodensian Monk has left me stumped this morning… Some very nice clueing, including some pleasing cryptic definitions (and several excursions to Scottish outposts), but I … Read more >>
It took me a while to crack the clue to the theme and I was meanwhile rather apprehensive, in view of some of Paul’s recent themed puzzles, so I was very relieved to … Read more >>
To be brutally honest, I have to say that Nimrod ran rings around me with today’s puzzle, even more so than usual. Of all the puzzles that I have blogged to date, this … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 3 Before I tackle a crossword I always have a first run through the clues. Not to try and find already some solutions but to see whether the surfaces look … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1 I believe I am right in saying that Bradman (Don Manley) is a newcomer to the FT Weekend prize puzzle but I know him … Read more >>
Glorioius stuff as ever from Dac. Quite a tough bottom half I found, but I got there in the end. If I have a single criticism – and I’m saying this only becasue … Read more >>
An easier then usual Cinephile, but certainly no less enjoyable for that. CA in the clues stands for ‘castaway’ and I very much enjoyed reading on Wikipedia the stories of all the castaways and mutineers involved. In … Read more >>
I’m always pleased to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle, but somehow I found this one both harder and (perhaps as a result) a bit more of a slog than usual, though there … Read more >>
The Inquisitor index on this website tells me that this is Nudd’s first puzzle in the Inquitior series. I have, however, come across Nudd puzzles before, in The Magpie. The preamble stated "In nine … Read more >>
It seems to be ages since Eimi appeared, certainly ages since I blogged one of his crosswords. Everything was fairly easy today and it wasn’t the agonising Tuesday experience that I’d been fearing. … Read more >>
Neo’s puzzles can sometimes be quite fiendish, and the first runthrough of the across clues yielded nothing. Panic was about to set in, unitl I got a foothold after a couple of down … Read more >>
A pleasant stroll through the park … so pleasant that I missed the theme device which is a very clever and creative ruse. Very enjoyable puzzle. ACROSS 1 COCAINE CO (company, … Read more >>
A standard Rufus offering for a Monday morning. The only area that held me up for a short time was the South East corner. There was the usual mix of double/triple definitons, cryptic … Read more >>
A crossword with some wordplays surprisingly complex for a Quiptic, and, shall we say, some examples of questionable construction to educate the beginner. Across 1. Keep a gorilla initially captured from wild (6) … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism A very pleasant puzzle themed around the birds and the bees. I got the theme relatively quickly, which meant I was able to make … Read more >>