Never knowingly undersolved
I have not blogged many puzzles by Rodriguez but have enjoyed solving the ones I have. There was quite a mix of entries and clue allusions in today’s puzzle ranging from an animated … Read more >>
Today marks the centenary of the legendary John Graham.
Kruger’s puzzle takes us into the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations this week. The preamble was fairly short and clear. It stated: Twelve clues contain a misprint in their definition. The correct letters, in … Read more >>
An enjoyable challenge from Radian.
What an honour to be able to blog this puzzle.
by Tom Johnson aka Maskarade and Gozo
Today, February 16th, marks the centenary of the birth of John Galbraith Graham who compiled crosswords under the pseudonyms of Araucaria for the Guardian and Cinephile for the Financial Times.
A slightly harder Quiptic today, with a few unusual words and definitions, but still enjoyable.
I’ve not had a Knut puzzle to blog for ages, so was pleased to see his name on today’s. You’ll always get a breezy and contemporary offering from this setter, and I very … Read more >>
There should be more pianolas in the world. 10a Pianola was my first in from the clear anagram and cheeky definition. A schoolfriend’s mum had a pianola and I loved playing it. Everybody … Read more >>
A neat ZAMORCA to start the week…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28369.
A pleasing puzzle from Everyman which hits the spot of being tractable but still of interest to more experienced solvers. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Thanks to Tees. (Looks like I’m locked in to Tees on my blogging Sundays, but no complaints.) Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Rich cake found back in imperial Ceylon (6) … Read more >>
A difficult puzzle, but I enjoyed the challenge. This is not a cryptic crossword, but nonetheless a puzzle well worth attempting if you like word games in general. Thank you Azed.
A snowy Saturday in February brings a puzzle from Monk. It also marks my 250th blog. Monk is one of the setters I am pleased to see composing the day’s puzzle – when … Read more >>