Never knowingly undersolved
A nice Quiptic, thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Crossing river, elk is grouchy (6) MOROSE : MOOSE(elk;large deer inhabiting northern N. America and Eurasia) containing(Crossing …, …) … Read more >>
The gremlins seem to have had a field day today. One typo [at 13ac] has been corrected on the Guardian website but there is surely another at 5ac and a redundant ‘to’ at … Read more >>
Silvanus made his debut in the Indy in March of this year and has been contributing roughly one crossword a month since. I blogged his debut, and enjoyed it; I liked this one … Read more >>
One of those where most answers were easily solved leaving a bunch mostly in the top left corner which I found tricky. What is it about the top left corner? Maybe that’s where setters … Read more >>
It’s never a chore to draw a Hoskins on blogging day. Great stuff here as expected, and there’s very little I can add. Paced exactly right for a Sunday, with a handful of … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3704.
I don’t find as high a proportion of obscure words in Azed puzzles as I used to. I wonder if Azed is getting more accessible over the years or if I have done so many puzzles that I have seen them before. Can anyone comment on their own experience?
I will be away when this post is published and may not be able to respond to queries in a timely manner. Please feel free to chip in and help out in the comments section.
Thank you Azed.
There is usually something interesting in a Serpent grid. This time, it seemed like it was was just a bunch of quite tricky clues … … I only got 5 in after the … Read more >>
It’s a long time since I blogged a Brummie puzzle and, strangely, according to the archive, I don’t seem to have commented much on his recent puzzles and so I seem to be … Read more >>
“The definition in all but two thematic clues contains a single misprint that must be corrected before solving, occasionally requiring changes in spacing and punctuation. In clue order, the correct letters give two instructions. For the first, solvers must RING THE CHANGES (23 letters in total: 5,9;5;4). The second relates to letters within the six pre-marked rings, real words being formed; the resultant organisation’s director appears in the unclued entry. In the incorrect letters from misprints, perhaps WE FIND TOP TWENTY, DANCING AND CLASSICAL MUSIC; or CANDID NEWS, FACTS, ACTING, COMEDY – WIT/PUNS IN ALL. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
A tough challenge today from Wanderer with several new words learnt along the solving process. Very precise cluing as can be expected from the setter. FF: 9 DD: 10 ACROSS 1 CUBIC CENTIMETRE: … Read more >>
Simon S gave us advance warning of this puzzle in his comment on Sunday’s Everyman blog – enough to strike terror in the heart of any blogger! This afternoon, John Henderson, Enigmatist is … Read more >>
Some computer problems today, which caused me to do the blog in the old way. Not the usual nice layout with bells and whistles, but you should be able to see what’s going … Read more >>
Due to the IT issues that loonapick has encountered, here is my analysis of the clues in this most enjoyable puzzle from Alberich. In view of the current time, I will not delay … Read more >>
This is a holding post – the online site I use to write the blog is currently unavailable, and I don’t have the time to write it “longhand”. The puzzle is solved and … Read more >>