Never knowingly undersolved
I haven’t blogged on Boxing Day before and I was quite surprised to be reminded that there is a paper today. After a most enjoyable day yesterday, I have no social commitments until … Read more >>
Serpent First of all, a Happy Christmas to all solvers I have failed to parse the wordplay in two of the entries – TIDE and ASSERTIVE. I have a vague … Read more >>
Eclogue is a setter seen quite often in Inquisitor circles. I last blogged an Eclogue in March this year. That one focused on Red Dwarf. What has Eclogue got in store this time? … Read more >>
A fun Christmas Eve alphabetical jigsaw from Julius. Unfortunately the instructions were incorrect in that the clues are not presented in alphabetical order. There is however a clue with the start letter of each … Read more >>
After Chifonie’s unexpected appearance on Thursday last week, I wondered who it would be today, so it was a delight and surprise to see Brendan’s name, as we last saw him only two … Read more >>
Matilda’s turn in the quiptic slot this week.
Thanks to Silvanus for keeping us entertained right up to Christmas Eve, with a few unusual words and tricky constructions – but some lovely surfaces and ingenious anagrams. A few seasonal references too, … Read more >>
Private Eye snuck out a 1-week issue so by now most of you will be stuck into the Christmas monster. I’m going to start just as soon as I’ve posted this blog. Solving: … Read more >>
Only two more sleeps till Santa comes. Good job I have a pleasing and soothing puzzle from Everyman to help me contain my exuberance. A delightful crossword, with beautifully clear … Read more >>
The usual mixture of obscure and more common words, and the usual combination of relatively easy and more subtle clues.
An enjoyable crossword with clues that have meaningful surfaces. Thank you Eccles. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Roles reversed in tie (5) STRAP : Reversal of(… reversed) PARTS(roles, say, in … Read more >>
Another HOB to solve and blog today – we are not complaining.
Hello everyone. I’m happy to be here following on from Dave Hennings who has given ten years of sterling work blogging the EV. Many thanks to Dave for all his hard work and … Read more >>
A tougher than usual puzzle by Philistine for this week’s prize.
A message from Puck:
The 2019 3D Crossword Calendar is now available to order from the link below. There is no printed calendar for 2019, due to recent health problems experienced by the 3D Crossword project’s founder and main man, Eric Westbrook (aka Sirius). The calendar is however available in virtual format, in the same style and to the same high standard as in previous years.