Never knowingly undersolved
The usual mixture of charades, insertions and anagrams from Everyman, with some typical multi-part clues. And a little milestone for me today too. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Thanks Raich for a quick enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Spin doctors inaccurate about Society writer (6) PROUST : PR(abbrev. for “Public Relations”, a term to refer to … Read more >>
I’m not sure if I’ve blogged or even tackled a Serpent puzzle before. For me that can lead to a slow start while getting to grips with an unfamiliar setter’s style, but this … Read more >>
A Bank Holiday Special from Maskarade.
This week’s preamble: In most clues, the wordplay leads to the defined answer and an additional letter not to be entered into the grid. Additional letters from across clues identify where a source … Read more >>
A mostly easy challenge from BRADMAN today, sprinked with a couple of clues that I thought were uncharacteristically harder than the rest. Thanks to the Don for a pleasant workout.
It is Phi-day again today and this week it has fallen to me to blog our Friday stalwart’s latest offering. I found this to be a relatively straightforward Phi puzzle and made steady … Read more >>
An enjoyable mix of clues, with some tricky sections that I got a bit stuck on. Favourites 12ac, 7/17 and 8dn. Thanks to Brummie.
To paraphrase Dr Johnson, when a solver is tired of Picaroon’s puzzles, he is tired of life; and here is another fine example of the genre. I can’t see a theme in this … Read more >>
One for those who like a bit of general knowledge in their puzzles…
I enjoyed this puzzle from Tees today.. Nothing really obscure and a good mix of general knowledge required. I don’t use the words ASSONANCE and METASTASIS on a daily basis … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 18, 2018
A plaque was unveiled today at Somersham Parish Church in memory of Araucaria: I have also received a photograph of his headstone: My heartfelt thanks, Araucaria and Cinephile, for the many, many enjoyable … Read more >>
I thought many of the clues in this puzzle were particularly neatly constructed – elegant but not flashy. Thank you Alberich.
This was the usual smooth solving experience, but slightly less smooth than usual because there were some unfamiliar words as well as one that looked like a mistake until Collins came to the rescue. So the solving experience was marginally stuttering.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.