Never knowingly undersolved
The Instructions: Five solutions, not further defined, each suggest a literal substitution. All the clues are normal, but other solutions must have one of these five substitutions applied to them before entry in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3768.
Happy New year to one and all. Dalibor is today’s setter. A new setter for my 200th blog. A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle and just the right level to awaken the sleepy brain cells … Read more >>
I enjoyed this very much. I solved the puzzle a little at a time over a few days, just right for a Christmas special. Thank you Azed.
Owing to the seasonal intervention of Maskarade’s Jumbo puzzle, I find myself back again in sync with Paul’s customary fortnightly appearance in the Saturday Prize slot. After some great puzzles over the Christmas … Read more >>
Phi just goes on producing, doesn’t he. Nothing much to say about this except the usual praise for the setter. But 21dn is still a problem.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Quite a stiff challenge from Wanderer today with some unusual devices in the wordplay which may have caused some parsing difficulties for the less experienced solvers. I enjoyed the tussle so thanks Wanderer … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27709.
We thought for quite a while that Chifonie had settled comfortably into the Monday slot vacated by Rufus but here he is for the second time in a row on a Thursday, the … Read more >>
My first blog of 2019 is for a Falcon puzzle in today’s FT.
A good Thursday challenge from Klingsor.
(Thanks to Eileen and Gaufrid for finding out when this should be posted and scheduling it! There didn’t seem to be any way to tell online.) I found this a slightly disappointing puzzle, … Read more >>
Gozo’s instructions for this puzzle are hard to understand before one identifies the theme but, before that point, no such understanding is needed. However his use of the term ‘light’ makes it a … Read more >>
Well, we didn’t have to wait long this year for me to need to stand in at the last moment. Perhaps, like me recently, PeeDee has lost track of which day of the … Read more >>
An enjoyable and slowish solve, followed by even slower parsing of a couple of clues afterwards. Both long down clues were new words to me, but gettable with a few crossers. Favourites 5dn and 6dn. Thanks to Puck.