Never knowingly undersolved
The last couple slowed me down, otherwise a nice one from Screw, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Kids grabbing parent’s front or back (7) SPONSOR : SONS(kids;children) … Read more >>
A rushed affair this morning…
Daedalus has featured a few times in the Independent or Independent on Sunday over the past two years but I think this is the first time I have blogged one of his / … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27074.
A super puzzle: varied, challenging and entertaining. There is one solution I cannot explain, any help appreciated. Thank you Julius.
A typically puckish Puck puzzle to brighten up a dull morning, with lots of wit and misdirection, as usual. Some very straightforward clues [9ac and 17dn, for example] mingled with some [like 7dn] … Read more >>
What more is there to say about Dac? The surfaces and the accuracy of construction are right up to their usual standards.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 10, 2016
Ifor is becoming (has become?) quite a regular. Preamble: Before solving, each Down clue must be made smaller by a single letter; the surface reading usually suffers. Reading these letters in correct … Read more >>
Many apologies for the late posting of the blog – we got our dates wrong! A fairly straightforward puzzle (fortunately for us!!) from Hieroglyph today, with a theme around the evergreen Christmas film … Read more >>
Thanks to Crux for quite an easy start to the week. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 French writer‘s false arrest (6) SARTRE : Anagram of(false) ARREST. Answer: Jean-Paul, French writer … Read more >>
Fairly gentle with a lot of nice clues – favourites were 22ac, 2dn and 24dn. Thanks to Chifonie
eXternal starts off a grey and cold morning…
Mostly a quick and easy solve today, with a couple of old chestnuts (well, it is nearly Christmas..), though I had a bit of trouble finishing off the SW corner. Thanks to Rufus. … Read more >>