Never knowingly undersolved
The Observer crossword from Feb 16, 2020. Once more some enjoyable Sunday morning entertainment. Last week, Ted said something about an overdose of anagram clues. I had, once again, the same feeling when … Read more >>
It’s Hoskins. It’s sex. It’s drugs. It’s rock’n’roll. And bodily functions. Which is fine if you like that sort of stuff, but (as we discovered when I blogged a previous Hoskins IoS offering) … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle that took me a long while to finish, but very satisfying once it was all done. Thank you Azed. I don’t think the clues were any harder than usual but … Read more >>
Keep Trying – interesting title. Several clues with misprints which will explain how to modify some of the answers. I’m sure it will all make sense in the end. And now to state … Read more >>
An odd looking grid from Hob this week – two 3×3 black squares, and not quite symmetrical, plus those ‘jutting-out’ cells down both sides – is there something afoot?… Well, there is, but … Read more >>
Well, we found this very tough, but I think it’s all fair – Picaroon employs misdirection very well in this puzzle, and the grid is very clever… We might have found this easier … Read more >>
Thanks Qaos for the enjoyable workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Apologies for the late blog, but I had to fetch my car from the workshop.) … and there is a theme … Read more >>
Another week, another Friday, another Phi. A pleasant way to end the week. We had to check a couple of definitions – TAIKO and LABIALISM but we managed to sort things out using … Read more >>
A rare appearance by this setter on a Friday. Thanks Artexlen for dishing out a delightful challenge.
Knut has served up a cruciverbal delight for our delectation this Thursday in mid-February. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Knut, and on … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle from Slormgorm is this morning’s FT offering.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28061. The SW corner took me longer than the rest of the puzzle together, with the obscure AVIZANDUM (and its equally opaque wordplay) as last in. there … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 8, 2020
It’s Philistine’s turn to provide our entertainment today – and he does it in characteristic style. Lots of clever clues, as usual from this setter – my favourites were 14ac and 6,9 – … Read more >>
A traditional puzzle from Aardvark. Thank you. The grid is a pangram. If you keep on lookout for this sort of thing while solving it helps to spot words like QUICHE, RIOJA etc. … Read more >>