Never knowingly undersolved
As one might expect, Phi has brought this week’s series of mid-week puzzles to an end. What struck me about this puzzle was the uncharacteristically high number of long entries, which meant that … Read more >>
In view of the date, I wasn’t really surprised to see Brendan’s name today … …but, if there’s a St Patrick’s Day or Irish – or any – theme in this puzzle, it … Read more >>
A gentle offering from Aardvark
A good puzzle from Hob today where I widened my general knowledge. The puzzle was a homage to the current United Kingdom City of Culture, Kingston upon Hull I had … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 6, 2017
Dante in a friendly mood for those who dislike his cryptic definitions.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 4, 2017
An enjoyable gentle workout from Eccles today. Apart from my moans about the way that language is evolving — and some would say just live with it — there are a whole lot of pleasant simply-constructed clues here.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Marvellous! Thank you Gozo.
I found this much harder than usual for Tramp, and some of the parsing eluded me for some time even after I’d filled in the answers. There’s an error in 8d, but it … Read more >>
Phi has now reached a half-century of puzzles since they were renamed as Inquisitor a decade ago. Preamble: The bookshelf held seven books but three are missing. Unclued answers, including 1 across, … Read more >>
We couldn’t remember blogging a Vigo puzzle before but, after checking, we found that we had – back in 2015. Given our comments about 5d and 9ac, we are having concerns about memory … Read more >>
Two (or three) themes for the price of one.
It’s been a long time since I blogged one of Neo’s crosswords. Quite enjoyable, and perhaps not as hard as he can sometimes be. Thanks to Neo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Interesting one in the Quiptic slot from Moley today. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>