Never knowingly undersolved
Perhaps a slightly trickier than usual Everyman this week. The Guardian crosswords blog is still recommending Everyman as a puzzle suitable for beginners. I’m not always convinced; some of the clues here are … Read more >>
The March Genius is one of the hardest puzzles I have encountered in this series of puzzles. The changes used to get from defined answers to treated answers were more … Read more >>
A gentle puzzle. Easy like Sunday morning. Thank you Flitwick ACROSS 1 MISANTHROPE Smartphone I fixed for one who distrusts mankind (11) anagram (fixed) of SMARTPHONE and I (one) 7 AID Charity … Read more >>
April and it’s usual for people’s attention to turn to spring. Not this year. A puzzle from Tees to distract from the disaster unfolding throughout the planet. A very pleasant diversion from Tees. … Read more >>
Will this be O-MISSION Impossible from Chalicea? I am on a mission to find out…
I found this entertaining, a nice variety of clues. Thank you Philistine. ACROSS 9 HERMITAGE Tradition to include prom finale in retreat (9) HERITAGE (tradition) contains (to include) proM (final letter) 10 … Read more >>
Thanks Wanderer, for a brisk Friday morning workout.
Phi starts me off on a new four week cycle of blogs. There were a couple of entries today that I hadn’t come across before, both gettable from the wordplay. I … Read more >>
The puzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28098. A tough end to the week’s Guardians, with two &lits, both rather tortured (as &lits tend to be), and a couple of definitions which look doubtful … Read more >>
My second Puck blog in a row – and I’m not complaining. We’re sadly in need of Puck’s wit and puckish playfulness just now and there’s plenty of it here – lots of … Read more >>
A themed offering from Goliath in the FT this morning.
An enjoyable crossword from Knut today. I’d been expecting it to be rather difficult, but he was being kind and it all fell out quite well, even the clues that involved pop music … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 21, 2020
Apologies for the delayed blog. This was a quick solve in the end, and at least on the online version, it seems that there are typos in 3dn’s clue and in the solution offered for 12ac.
An enjoyable puzzle from Gozo, and you won't need to get out the encyclopedia. Thank you Gozo. All the across solution are loan words from other European languages. ACROSS 1 CLICHE Old saw … Read more >>