Never knowingly undersolved
It’s great to see Dac back this Wednesday – all the usual smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing. Are we showing our age (and Dac’s!) with 6d and 24ac? We don’t think that … Read more >>
Two’s Company by Lato Corrected single letter misprints in the eleven thematic clues spell out a two-word phrase describing what needs to be added to the entries to complete the answers (though these … Read more >>
Hob has provided a puzzle to challenge and delight this Tuesday. I am late posting owing to work commitments, but that has not stopped me from thoroughly enjoying this multi-layered puzzle, with all … Read more >>
Spoiler alert. 8 Down is RESIDED, the only easy clue in the grid. The rest you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail for. Corking puzzle today.
A tough Tuesday challenge from Vlad.
The announcement for this event has been updated.
Quite straightforward. Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Take down a French exercise, grudgingly at first (5) UNPEG : UN(French for “a”) + PE(abbrev. for “physical education”, ie. … Read more >>
Tees on a monday? Been a while since I blogged the Teaser.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27233.
A few references to the recent election campaign were included in this grid. The groan-worthy “Strong and stable” will surely be remembered for decades. It is really astonishing how much untruth Lynton Crosby … Read more >>
A more than usually eclectic mix of words from Azed this week.
I haven’t tackled many Peter puzzles. As is often the case with a relatively unfamiliar setter, a tentative start meant it took me a while to get going. Things soon fell into place … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3688.
Is June 24th a special day? Well I’m sure it is to some people – so happy birthday to them. To be honest, I didn’t realise there was anything particularly special about 24th … Read more >>
It’s always good to see an alphabetical puzzle in the Prize slot – Paul’s second offering, I think, but it may be more – and this proved to be a satisfying challenge. Rather … Read more >>