Never knowingly undersolved
After my last EV slog blog (Mynot’s atomic numbers), hopefully an easier week with Chalicea. The preamble was straightforward, so all boded well: In TEAM, 20ac (two words) in the 27ac was the … Read more >>
Phi has provided the last of this week’s mid-week puzzles. I found this to be at the easier end of the Phi/Indy spectrum, a light solve to ease me gently into the weekend. … Read more >>
A mostly straightforward challenge from BRADMAN this morning. One 15-letter, Two 14-letter and Two 13-letter anagrams in the grid. Thanks Don, for the workout. Got excited momentarily by the last row searching for a nina.
Very tricky – held up by two of the longer ones and then in the top right corner. Favourites 15ac and 24ac. Thanks, Imogen.
Gurney provides us with an entertaining challenge this morning.
I don’t think I’m giving away anything that the clues don’t spell out when I say that Punk celebrates a sport today. Today is the opening day of the cricket … Read more >>
Even by Chifonie’s standards this was a very quick and easy solve, but also a nice display of some elegant and sound clueing. Thanks to Chifonie. Across … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Jun 26, 2017
A pleasant Falcon crossword but also one that I found extremely easy.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 24, 2017 Mudd manages four uses of ‘game’ in this puzzle — almost a theme! My clue of the week is 20d (THANK YOU) and … Read more >>
This was five mini crosswords: four corners and a middle, each connected by a single cell. I enjoyed each of them individually and and the puzzle as a whole. The clues were not hard but the repeated cold starts made completing the whole a little more of a challenge. Thank you Aardvark.
A pleasant gentle crossword from Silvanus today. I thought one or two of the surfaces (10ac, 15ac, …) were perhaps a little underwhelming, but on the other hand some (11ac, 1dn, …) were very good.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
A smooth, straightforward offering from Nutmeg this morning.
Haven’t seen an Inquisitor puzzle by Charybdis since “I want my sausages” last summer. Preamble: The wordplay in each clue leads to an extra letter, forming a coded message. Of six unclued … Read more >>
It’s that time of the year for a crossword from Courtier. Thanks to Courtier. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 They are a recognised doubles pair (13) DOPPELGANGERS : Cryptic defn: Not … Read more >>
As usual, we enjoyed today’s puzzle from Knut. The theme became apparent very early on with the very straightforward gateway clue at 15ac. Several of 15ac’s film titles appear in the entries … Read more >>