Never knowingly undersolved
A clever themed puzzle from Boatman, with some intricate wordplay and some ‘innovative’ anagram indicators, together with some, for me, rather loose definitions. I think there may be some protests about obscurity or … Read more >>
I always find Tees’ puzzles a challenge, but an entertaining challenge. The allusions in Tees’ clues tend to focus on topics that don’t play to any strengths I may have. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 8, 2016
Falcon – so it’s clear what you’ll get. A gentle, well clued crossword with a bit of film and music thrown in to it.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 6, 2016
As usual from Dac. I think this was on the easy side — I didn’t time myself but had no problems and by my standards sailed through it. Which isn’t to denigrate it: it’s well up to the level we have come to expect from this setter.
Definitions underlined and in SaddleBrown today. As usual I had to make amendments so 15ac and 22dn aren’t quite the right colour.
Super puzzle from Gozo. Thank you.
Lots of tricky bits here, and quite a few answers entered in before they were fully parsed. Favourites 27ac, 29ac and 6dn. Thanks Shed.
By my reckoning, Inquisitor 1431 will appear on Easter Saturday in the final print edition of the Independent – kenmac is scheduled to do the honours with the blog. To support the case … Read more >>
I was a little apprehensive on seeing this puzzle as I had forgotten it was my turn to blog and so had to solve and explain all in a hurry. Fortunately the puzzle was not as difficult as it appeared to be from reading the instructions. Thank you Azed.
Once again the crossword has not (yet) been published properly on the Guardian website, though fortunately for me the PDF version is available here. After that difficulty, I had to struggle with Vlad, … Read more >>
We enjoyed this Crosophile puzzle – some very neat clues and nothing too tricky, despite one or two rather unusual words. There’s a hopeful niña across the top and bottom of the grid, … 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.) Thanks to Sayang for a not-too-difficult puzzle. … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thanks to Sayang for a not-too-difficult puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>
I enjoyed this Quiptic from Pan, but a bit tricky in places, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>
Anyone looking for a gentle lead-in to the new week is going to be disappointed today. However, those who prefer not to have a surfeit of double/cryptic definitions will be pleased. I though … Read more >>