Never knowingly undersolved
I rattled through most of this very quickly, but took at least as long again on the last half-dozen clues (I think the SW corner was the last to fall). Thanks to Azed … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3672.
An enjoyable Sunday solve from Raich once again. Whilst I don’t time solving, this one seemed quite brisk with few real holdups. Last one in was REARDON, partly because it took me a … Read more >>
I have had a few mental tussles with Serpent/Jack puzzles recently – regular and Genius/barred thematics – so approached this with some trepidation… …but it turned out to be a fairly straightforward solve, with … Read more >>
A fruitful offering from Paul, with some nice clues – I have to say, though, that I was quite surprised when I suddenly found I had finished it . Paul is not among … Read more >>
Sorry this one’s late! Apparently I hadn’t set it to publish automatically.
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A riveting challenge from a much-welcome setter, with just the right level of frustrating yet innovative clues. Thanks Wanderer !!
As always from Phi a crossword that doesn’t initially fall particularly easily but eventually does, and one looks back at the solutions and says how simple, how on earth did I miss that. Which is of course as it should be.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
A couple of answers took a bit longer at the end. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Speculators added to Harry’s recurrent worries (8) BUGBEARS : BEARS(speculators who … Read more >>
A challenging Thursday puzzle…
This was a challenging Thursday work-out from Anglio. There are some ingenious definitions (e.g. 13ac, 8d) crafty wordplay, and several clever cryptic definitions. Great for stirring up the grey matter while we’re … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27134.
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 20, 2017
Perhaps it’s just me but I found this Dante puzzle easy to start but difficult to finish.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 18, 2017