Never knowingly undersolved
Always a pleasure when I click open the Quiptic and see that Carpathian is the setter. Another delightful and accessible puzzle for beginners from her this morning. There are two little points of … Read more >>
Moo delivers a spot on Monday puzzle. Plenty to like but some favourites include 1a, 5a, 9a and 18a. Many thanks to Moo.
Super puzzle from Gila this morning, demonstrating again what a strong bunch of setters this paper has to call on. What struck me here was the quality of the surface readings: pretty much … Read more >>
Our fellow blogger Sil has been a bit unwell recently hence his missing a couple of blogs, so during his convalescence I’m going to be standing in for him.
Get well soon Sil and we’ll share a glass or two of vino sometime.
A pleasant stroll with Filbert this morning, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Klingsor puzzles can be counted on to be completely sound as well as entertaining, so I am happy with my blogging lot today. It wasn’t … Read more >>
I haven’t blogged about a Paul in a little while, so this was a nice treat! Particularly notable for me was the number of very nice double definitions here. Thanks, Paul! Across 5. … Read more >>
A fun puzzle – found it slow going at the start until I worked out a few of the longer solutions. Favourites were 1ac, 21ac, and 15dn. Thanks to Maskarade
Bert & Joyce are off on their holiday so I’m standing in today in my 300th blog . This seems like a plain Phi puzzle.
BRADMAN , our familiar friend on Fridays dishes a gentle tussle of a challenge .
Today’s puzzle has been provided by Bluth. We have been treated to his puzzles on a regular basis during and since the pandemic. I found this puzzle to be rather taxing, and although … Read more >>
One of the most complex preambles I can recall reading. Across clues have no numbers and are missing a letter in their wordplay. The missing letters spell out where one might find pine … Read more >>
Leonidas is today's setter.
Another great puzzle from Picaroon. Not easy, with some tricky constructions and devious definitions, but well worth the effort and satisfying to finish. Thanks to Picaroon. Across 1 DISCOMBOBULATE Throw party, performing … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 5, 2022