Never knowingly undersolved
As I was writing up this blog, it struck me that most of the parsing of the clues is very straightforward: I think more so than usual. Of course there’s the usual helping … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3912.
Any hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobes should look away now…Monk presents a puzzle with no fewer than six 15-letter entries…
I know I’m not the only one of those whose heart sinks somewhat at the sight of ‘Special Instructions’ – and, understandably, I think, it sinks even further when I’m blogging – but … Read more >>
Our regular Phiday challenge.
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Frame in competition — lose it (5,2) CRACK UP : RACK(a frame for holding or storing things, eg. your spice jars) … Read more >>
An excellent challenge from GOLIATH this Friday.
More inventive clueing from Bluth today.
Neo's todays FT compiler.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28570.
“One letter must be removed from each clue before solving; in clue order, these letters spell out four headwords/subheads (2 x two words, 2 x one word) in Chambers which have similar meanings. A trickster (six letters, to be highlighted) has implemented the definition of one of these words (which might be cryptically described as POTATO SCRAPS) on the completed grid; solvers must restore the grid to its original state by changing four letters in one entry. All entries in the original and final grid are real words; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended. ”
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 25, 2021
Tees has supplied this week’s mid-week puzzle. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Tees spectrum. Although I slotted quite a few solutions in fairly quickly, I had … Read more >>
A mixture of easy clues and some tricky ones. Thank you Gozo.
A welcome return for Crucible to fill the mid-week slot. We have a practically unmissable, I think, impressively wide-ranging theme of sports and games, in both clues and answers, with characteristically sound cluing … Read more >>