Never knowingly undersolved
I was a little surprised when I saw that this puzzle was a special, but there turned out to be a good reason for it. Letters Latent is one of the “classics”, apparently … Read more >>
Another sound offering from Everyman. Lots of insertions, anagrams and charades, which for an ‘entry-level’ puzzle is fair enough. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
The Genius puzzle this month is set by Qaos There was a fairly short preamble – Nine letter clashes between across and down solutions are to be resolved, using a … Read more >>
Thanks Hoskins. The last couple in required me taking a time-out before they came to mind. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There’s a smattering of references to biological functions in the clues, … Read more >>
A solid, but maybe fairly un-challenging, puzzle from Klingsor today – not sure it would have passed 1D as a Saturday Prize puzzle in days of yore…some nice presentation, in terms of surface … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Pasquale at an appropriate time of year.
This week, there were no misprints or extra/missing wordplay letters, just clashes to identify. The preamble read: Ten thematic types linked to 5 down are formed in cells where entries clash; in all … Read more >>
A consummate display of crossword setting wizadry from GAFF .. thanks for an absolute peach of a puzzle.
Phi is very much at home today, occupying his customary Friday slot. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, which gave me a good workout but saved me undue head-scratching. I … Read more >>
I’m a late stand-in for scchua who has other commitments at the moment. Only an analysis of the clues from me (no commentary) because I am busy trying to find out why the … Read more >>
It’s only been a fortnight since I last blogged the Serpent, so it was a pleasant surprise to get him again.
Took me a while to get the whole picture…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27314.
Monday Prize Crossword / Sep 18, 2017
For the second week in a row, Dante’s on the menu – with the same grid.
Mostly easy but …..
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 16, 2017