Never knowingly undersolved
Apt is a new setter for the Inquisitor series, so there is no history from which to gauge how difficult the clues and end game may be. The preamble was very … Read more >>
Serpent has certainly put me through my paces on this Tuesday morning. And I have to say that he has had the last laugh, since I don’t understand the wordplay at 23 or … Read more >>
The scheduled blogger has IT problems and is unable to post so here is a quick analysis of the clues. . . Across 1 We sing in Oregon, America, with chaplain leading (6) … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found athttps://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27808.
The week begins with ARMONIE…
A welcome surprise to see Arachne on a Monday. Newer solvers expecting a rather easier ride to start the week should not be deterred. There is lots to enjoy … Read more >>
Punk is playing games with us this Monday morning . . . . . . specifically, card games. All but one of the references to “game” in the clues are to card games, … Read more >>
Hectence’s turn in the quiptic slot this week.
Don’t let your pencil get too frenzied! Make sure your X is fully within the appropriate box when you vote on Thursday. Do not make it into an hourglass and surround it with … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Thanks to Kairos for today’s very enjoyable puzzle, with a bit more of a sciencey flavour than usual which I appreciated. My favourite clue … Read more >>
A tougher than usual Azed for the Bank Holiday, but no Easter theme that I could detect.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3784.
A bit of fun for a weekend morning. Solving was fun for most of the trip – plenty of gettable clues to be picked off and enough progress to provide crossing letters for … Read more >>
I realised some weeks ago that my monthly Prize blog was due to fall at the Bank Holiday weekend and, since Maskarade seems to have settled into that slot, I’ve been wondering for … Read more >>
“In WEIGHTWATCHERS’ ADVICE, two clues are normal, but their answers must be entered thematically. From the answer to every other clue a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, and wordplay to the grid entry. In clue order, the omitted letters give a phrase followed by its definition. This definition should help solvers with the entry method of the two normal clues. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”