Never knowingly undersolved
It seems a pity to be negative on such a glorious autumn morning, but… I didn’t find this very satisfactory at all, I’m afraid. Too much of the clueing was overcooked or awkward … Read more >>
A breezy outing with Paul.
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 19 An elegant puzzle by Falcon, the FT’s very own Everyman. Yes, most of us (including me) would perhaps call this an easy ride but when a crossword is so … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 18 Here we have a very clever puzzle from Mudd. I polished off most of it at a good clip but had a hard time … Read more >>
A very fine crossword from IO. I started of easily thinking I was going to romp though in no time, then slowly ground to a halt towards the end. “Harder then it looks” … Read more >>
An enjoyable mix of fairly obvious anagrams plus some more obscure definitions and answers to keep me on my toes. Unfortunately, the explanation for one of the latter eludes me. To see links … Read more >>
Was expecting a smooth Dac and got a cracking Crosophile instead, not complaining though, good stuff. No obvious ninas or themes or pangrams today – this is not a bad thing. Some midnight … Read more >>
Clues are presented in alphabetical order of answers (at least, that’s what the preamble said), and 19 have single-letter misprints in the definition. These spell out a link between the theme of the … Read more >>
It’s Tuesday and I’m blogging a Scorpion puzzle, so it’s doubtless time for a thematic puzzle and/or a Nina. As thematic puzzles go, some reveal their themes more easily than others, and, I … Read more >>
Thanks Armonie, for an enjoyable puzzle. Started easily in the NW, and last in were a couple in the SE. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There is a hidden connection in one of … Read more >>
What a tour de force by this Master. (spoiler space to prevent a mild reproof as suggested by NeilW … thanks) He used the mini-theme of lexicography to bring to light … Read more >>
Gentle, enjoyable Monday puzzle from Punk, a very skilled clue-writer indeed. Found it quite easy and was esp impressed to get words that were unknown to me from the clear wordplay. Solving time, … Read more >>
This is a typical Quiptic, thanks to Pan. All quite straightforward. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are hidden connections in the 3 picture sets. Across 7 Place to sleep has floor covering … Read more >>
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus and I’m saying no more today, except,’Thank you, Rufus’! Across 7 SOFT PEDAL: cryptic definition Edit: I completely missed the anagram [‘regulating’] of ADOPT SELF [thanks, Neil and Geoff] … Read more >>
Apologies for the late and rather hurried posting — I had this scheduled for yesterday, but got somewhat sidetracked. Across 1 SWISS ROLL National spin — a piece of cake! SWISS = National; … Read more >>