Never knowingly undersolved
As I expected when I saw Vlad’s name, this was pretty tough going, with sudden bursts of progress interrupted by long periods of staring hopelessly at the clues. Of course everything looks reasonably … Read more >>
Once every four weeks I go ten days without blogging a crossword, so it’s good to get back to the fray with a Phi puzzle. There were a couple of … Read more >>
By chance poor old Maize has got me again. I was very enthusiastic about his/her previous offering; this one is less obviously outstanding, simply very good. There are a whole lot of excellent sound clues.
Some tricky clues here. Thanks to Philistine. Definitions are underlined in the clues. I can’t make a connection (there probably is one) to the numerical answers: hundred and one, thousand, and eleven. That could … Read more >>
Perhaps Chalmie should have “charged” us to complete this puzzle…
Monday Prize Crossword / Apr 24, 2017
Fairly typical Dante with indeed a lot of cryptic and double definitions this time,
something that is not always the case (despite what many solvers think).
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 22, 2017
I found this a bit of a struggle, which is unusual for an Aardvark puzzle.
Crosophile stands in for Dac this week. It was only when we were compiling the blog that we realised that there is a theme here – given away (perhaps unnecessarily?) … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27187.
Delivery by Eclogue The delivery of the definition in each clue has lost a letter which solvers should reinstate prior to solving. In clue order, these letters spell out samples of work created … Read more >>
The Nottingham S&B announcement has been updated to include further details.
Following the Bank Holiday, a colourful puzzle from Radian is exactly what I needed to get the working week off to a positive start. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, in … Read more >>
I was surprised to see Paul’s name again this morning, so early in the week, after two Saturday Prize puzzles in a row. However, after 1,26 fell out early on, it became obvious … Read more >>
People, you should try this. The Tuesday FT can be a bit ho-hum but today, Crux has produced a little masterpiece. If you can access it, trust me, there are at least half-a-dozen way-hay moments. No theme, no tricks, not at all hard, just pretty and with moments of beauty.