Never knowingly undersolved
Kruger tells us in the preamble to his puzzle that sixteen clues contain a redundant word. The first letters of these give a well-known title which (ignoring the significance of apostrophes) describes how … Read more >>
This took me ages, although I have no real excuse. Everything was sound so far as I could see; it was simply very hard. It seems that with Scorpion’s crosswords much of the difficulty lies in the fact that there are so many possibilities at each stage.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27270.
A brisk workout from Crux this Tuesday. A good one for practising your speed techniques.
Welcome to Matilda, whose debut puzzle I believe this is. Good to see a new setter making an appearance.
Well, here’s a surprise – Pasquale rather than Rufus in the Monday slot. This should cause some discussion. 😉 More of a challenge than usual for the beginning of the week but not … Read more >>
Looks like the Serpent is back to woo us today.
Ronald T Dump continues to provide clue-fodder for Cyclops, although there are some finely-tuned closer-to-home barbs as well this fortnight… We start at 1A with COVFEFE – ‘a word from Trump’…did he fall … Read more >>
Welcome to a new setter, Jack, with a well-crafted puzzle.
Another plain 12 x 12 puzzle from Azed this week.
Pretty much what I and my fellow Everyman bloggers say every Sunday: a well-constructed puzzle with good surface readings, appropriate for the improving solver. Well done, Everyman, for putting out a consistently good … Read more >>
An unusual spot for Monk, who’s more known for setting Saturday Prize puzzles. And for me, this one was only slightly less difficult than one of the former. Are the days when the … Read more >>
Oh good. I get to crack a Knut,
and blog it.
Knut has made a name for including recent events in puzzles and this is no exception.
A themed puzzle from Brendan for this week’s prize.
I’d been asked a couple of times during July “Are you blogging the EV the day after the Inquisitor No. 1500 celebrations?” “Yes,” said I. “Oh dear!” said they, “It’s a tough one.” … Read more >>