Never knowingly undersolved
This offering from Anto did not appear on the Grauniad website till mid morning, so I am afraid because of work commitments I have not been able to write and post a blog … Read more >>
A simple and enjoyable puzzle to start the week – I particularly liked 9ac, 10ac, 24ac, and 7dn. Many thanks to Vulcan
Tees is a top setter, but you wouldn’t set your calendar by him. He’s not knocked Phi off his Friday perch yet, but I think we’ve seen him every other weekday in the … Read more >>
Another Sunday morning Peter ‘n’ Pierre show. A tractable puzzle just right for the IoS slot, I thought. Of particular note (for me at least) were a namecheck and a bird. Life is … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Jan 17, 2021 A fine crossword that we enjoyed just a bit more than the one from the week before. Everyman’s puzzles may somewhat vary in difficulty and tightness … Read more >>
My weekly guided tour through the dictionary. Thank you Azed.
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. A Bluth crossword is always a pleasure, so after another long week I was delighted to have a Caturday treat in store. I found … Read more >>
A fun crossword from Paul with a theme of capitals, and a nice thematic device… … which is clues of the form, “Capital of Norway twice 14”. 14 is REBUILT so this is … Read more >>
A tough challenge from WANDERER this Friday. Not too embarrassed to admit I needed help to solve this one. FF:9 DD: 10 ACROSS 1, 4 GROUNDBREAKERS Possibly picks pioneers or innovators (14) cryptic … Read more >>
Some easier clues than usual for Paul, though I got a little bit stuck… …having looked for and found some Douglas ADAMS / Hitchhiker’s Guide characters for the theme around 16ac, it took … Read more >>
Phi-day comes round again! For once we didn’t have to search for a theme – it was pretty clear from the first few entries that the weather would play a significant part in … Read more >>
The first 14 Across clues have misprints and the last 14 down clues also have misprints. The across misprints give three elements of a game and the down misprints a thematic phrase. I … Read more >>
Tees has provided our cruciverbal entertainment this Thursday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that I made steady progress through. I solved all but the intersecting entries at 8 and 10 … Read more >>
Boatman gives us a puzzle with a royal flavour, with lots of references to monarchs in the clues. There are also a couple of references to the North, and of his trademark self-references. … Read more >>
A themed offering from Chalmie. I didn't notice the theme immediately, but when I worked out SIMON TEMPLAR and noticed that I already had WILD GEESE and MOONRAKER in the grid, I realised … Read more >>