Never knowingly undersolved
A fairly typical Phi puzzle today. Clearly ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN go together in Hamlet and a play by Tom Stoppard, A little bit of research on Stoppard shows that he … Read more >>
This, one of Morph’s two-monthly (by which I mean every two months, whether or not that word exists) appearances, was as usual difficult. But fair, and good, with some nice clues.
Tough to get into, and again at the very end. I really liked 1ac, 10ac, 23ac, 26ac, and 4dn. Thanks, Screw
The puzzle can be found here.
Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 6, 2017
After Crux’s surprise appearance a week ago, we’re back to ‘normal’.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 4, 2017
Another super puzzle from the ultra-reliable Monk. He never seems to produce a dud, ever. Thanks Monk.
eXternal takes the mid-week slot this week – an enjoyable, fairly straightforward solve. There are no particularly unusual words in the grid and all the definitions and wordplay are clear enough – … Read more >>
I found this a little harder than average for Chifonie, though with his usual mostly straightforward style. Thanks to Chifonie. Across 4. BOWLER Hat left in shady … Read more >>
A Major Restraint by Kruger Preamble: Answers to ten clues must have one checked letter changed to reveal ten elements of a set. Ten other clues have a single letter misprint in their … Read more >>
Hob has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I found this to be quite a challenging puzzle overall. It was certainly hard for me to finish it and to parse everything satisfactorily, even though it … Read more >>
I struggled a bit with this, as I sometimes do with Hamilton. Some clues were a little unconventional…
A challenge, but worth the effort.
A puzzle who’s cds and dds give it a Rufus-like flavour. Thanks Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Walks twice as fast with more room between the lines (6,7) DOUBLE … Read more >>
A nice mixture of clues, mostly on the easy side but a few that had me scratching my head for parsings.