Never knowingly undersolved
Paul once again for the Prize puzzle – and a fairly straightforward one, too, I thought. I think the general consensus is that we should no longer expect the Prize crossword to be … Read more >>
A prize Nimrod – just the thought of it is enough to chill the blood, let alone if you have to blog it. If there are any errors or omissions you will … Read more >>
Straight clues this week but 6 special clues and then 27 letters to change to restore homogeneity to the grid – sounds interesting. A relatively straight-forward grid fill though some clues took some … Read more >>
The usual very pleasing crossword from Phi, which I found a bit harder than usual, although as always everything was perfectly obvious after I had finished.
(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 puzzle from Paul. Thanks … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable puzzle from Paul. Thanks to him. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
An enjoyable, relatively straightforward puzzle from Chalmie, thanks to whom for a good Friday morning workout. I caught on to the theme pretty quickly and that lead me on a couple of wild goose chases where Chalmie had been devious in his misdirection. Overall, a fun puzzle and ideal for solvers moving beyond the beginners stage.
Called off the bench as substitute again because the scheduled blogger(s) didn’t post, so apologies for a fairly terse blog. I really enjoyed this one, as almost always with a Morph puzzle. He … Read more >>
Very straightforward and clearly clued. Thanks, Peto.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26655.
Monday Prize Crossword / Aug 10, 2015
Nice to have Mudd (at another place much appreciated as Paul) instead of the familiar Monday faces (Dante, Falcon, Crux).
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 8th, 2015
I found this tricky. There is much to be enjoyed in here though, so well worth persevering.
It has fallen to Dac to compile today’s landmark puzzle: the 9,000th Independent cryptic crossword! I wonder if the entry at 1A was chosen to mark the occasion or whether this was pure … Read more >>
Another box of delights from Philistine, brimming with witty surfaces and ingenious wordplay, and producing a number of ahas and chortles along the way. Many thanks, Philistine, for a lot of fun to … Read more >>