Never knowingly undersolved
The Peter/Pierre combo again hits the Sunday Indy slot. Lots of well-constructed clues and some clever misdirections. Bravo, Peter. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx) anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
I found this easier than usual, but all the more enjoyable for it. Thank you Azed.
The middle of May and, if my ageing memory is right, I think my first blog of a puzzle by Hob. And quite a tricky one it proved to be. Some tough clues. … Read more >>
Half the clues lose a letter and the other half gain, with the letters lost matching the letters gained. These letters can then be rearranged to provide a thematic link to a surname … Read more >>
An excellent puzzle from Crucible, I though. The theme was … … planets of the solar system. Each of the themed clues (without definition) is one of the planets (not including Pluto, which … Read more >>
A witty entertaining puzzle from Alberich, where several times, the parsing took longer than the solving. 🙂 Thanks Alberich.
Another Phi-day and another Phi, although we have to say that this didn’t feel like a ‘normal’ Phi although we cannot identify quite why. We were somewhat puzzled by the wordplay in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27201.
One of THOSE mornings…
Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal challenge, with what might be described as a semi-ghost theme. The entry at 17 reveals a (ghost) theme running through all of the across solutions, not just 20, … Read more >>
A fairly typical Pasquale puzzle, perhaps less tough than he can be, meticulously clued, as always, which helped with the customary couple of unfamiliar words – and fine surfaces throughout. Thank you, Pasquale. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / May 8, 2017
An enjoyable trademark Falcon puzzle, perfect start of another FT week.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 6, 2017
Enjoyed this immensely…
Super puzzle from Loroso, as always. I found it a lot easier to fill the grid than to explain the answers. Thanks Loroso.