Never knowingly undersolved
Phi eases us into the weekend with a puzzle that has a varied mix of entries. With Phi’s puzzles, I often bang a few of the entries into Google as … Read more >>
A fun offering from WANDERER, the solving of which became significantly faster once I figured out what C stood for, 6 clues in. Thanks WANDERER!
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. The regular blogger is away, and so I’ve jumped over the fence to explore the grounds of the FT. Thanks to Neo who struts … Read more >>
I’ve blogged a puzzle by Loglady once before, in March of this year, when I was generally pretty favourable towards it. This puzzle has given me no reason to change my mind. There are plenty of very nice clues, including some clever &lits. Not at all easy, but most enjoyable.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Another enjoyable puzzle from Qaos, which I found quite tricky in parts. One down was an early answer, and it alerted me to the possibility of a film theme. From JAWS I guessed … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 7, 2019
I enjoyed this, thank you Aardvark.
Guardian 27,929 by Brummie Puzzle url: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27929 Here goes with my first ever blog for a live/daily puzzle. Key to the crossword is, obviously, the four word entry at 11, 10, 24, … Read more >>
We’re back from our travels and are delighted to find that we have an Eccles to blog.
Vigo has provided our cruciverbal entertainment for this Tuesday. I found this to be an accessible and enjoyable puzzle, towards the easier end of the spectrum in terms of difficulty. I think that … Read more >>
This seems, from the archive, to be Hob’s first inquisitor. If so, welcome Hob. I enjoyed it a lot. The preamble read: Using REMAINS, seven letters in the completed grid must be altered … Read more >>
Another tussle with this mercurial setter, and good fun, too.
*And a late, late edit: there is a subtle nina, pointed out only by the setter himself.*
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27928.
CRUX kicks off the week….
Thanks Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Dieticians upset about pages revealing cause of abdominal pain (12) APPENDICITIS : Anagram of(… upset) DIETICIANS containing(about) PP(abbrev. for “pages”, as in “pp … Read more >>