Never knowingly undersolved
Dac has again given us the usual style and content of puzzle that we expect on a Wednesday. I think all the entries in today’s puzzle would be fairly well … Read more >>
Triton makes a second appearance in an Inquisitor shirt today. The first was Inquisitor 1388, ‘To All The Girls’ There was a fairly short preamble this week which told us … Read more >>
This week’s Quiptic has now made its belated appearance. Apparently it was locked away in the crossword editor’s drawer, along with a pair of socks, a half-eaten cheese and pickle sandwich, and a bottle of Vladivar vodka.
Most of this Lohengrin crossword is fine; indeed I suspect more than most of it is fine, but I’m bewildered by one or two of the clues, as I make clear I hope in the blog. There were some imaginative anagram and inclusion indicators — nothing wrong so far as I can see, simply unusual.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26910.
A pretty straightforward solve today from PHSSSTHPOK but with a few interesting twists.
We’re more used to seeing Nutmeg in the Quiptic slot on a Monday but it’s always a pleasure to find her name on a puzzle. The usual blend of wit and elegance, with … Read more >>
Relative new boy Hoskins returns with a bit of sauce…
A 13 by 11 grid this week for the competition puzzle.
Sound stuff from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Mad dogs in rather hard … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable one from Raich, to … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable one from Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
The boss giving himself a Saturday outing today, with a puzzle that had me slapping answers in at a great rate. 1 down, 9 across went in with hardly any thought. Of course … Read more >>
When I saw Enigmatist’s name, I confess to a moment of apprehension, but in the event the puzzle proved to be both accessible and entertaining.
What will EV solvers find at the ‘Artix Circle’?…A vast expanse of whiteness for a start! With no numbers and very few bars, we have ourselves another jigsaw EV…albeit at least with the … Read more >>