Never knowingly undersolved
The last thing a blogger wants to see on his/her scheduled day is Enigmatist’s name on the puzzle. Not only does it mean a difficult solve, with some complicated parsing, but it also … Read more >>
When is a crossword by Phi anything other than quietly sound? All the clues here admit of quite simple explanations although of course they’re not always all that easy to solve in the first place.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
It’s Wiglaf’s turn in the Thursday slot this week and it’s six months since we last blogged one of his puzzles. We found this one as tricky as his previous offerings, but … Read more >>
A pleasant challenge that took longer to blog than to solve.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27254.
Monday Prize Crossword / Jul 10, 2017
Nowadays it’s mostly either Dante or Falcon on a Monday.
This time it was Falcon’s turn, offering an elegant and easy(ish) crossword .
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 8, 2017
Alchemi has provided our mid-week entertainment today, in Dac’s absence. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle which allowed me to make considerable progress despite not having solved or understood the implications … Read more >>
Nice puzzle with one clue I cannot explain. I am away on holiday and about to start a long journey so I can’t spend any more time on this. I will try and get backto the blog this evening if I can. Thanks Monk.
When I agreed to stand in for Eileen today, little did I know that when I booted up my pc this morning I would find that a folder containing important records had disappeared … Read more >>
Shark’s puzzles frequently involve a lot of clues that are difficult to parse, and this one was no exception. The denouement involved some Googling as the particular book referred to was not familiar … Read more >>
Tough stuff and a nice theme from Gaff this Tuesday morning.
An enjoyable puzzle with some lovely clues and great surfaces…
Radian provides the challenge today. Today is the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. I suspect the Independent may not be the only paper to publish a crossword … Read more >>
The lad Harry Hoskins once again appears on a Monday, with an easy-ish puzzle. Last time out Hoskins set up regular blogger Pierre with a load of ghost theme bird answers, what’s he got for me?