Never knowingly undersolved
Further to the initial announcement here’s what the crossword editor says about the free service: “[What] the crossword site now offers you (and from September 1 anyone else who logs on to guardian.co.uk/crossword) … Read more >>
Only 24 clues here, which I think is about as few as it’s reasonably possible to have in a 15-by-15 crossword where the Ximenean edict of having no answers with more unchecked than … Read more >>
A very entertaining crossword, with two strong interconnected themes and a very neat trick of having three famous people’s names sitting in the grid (17 21 7, 2 23 7 and 17 6), … Read more >>
A bit of a mixed bag from Mudd today. Some good clues and one or two where I am a little less than happy with the wordplay or definition. Nothing too difficult and … Read more >>
Nice puzzle from The Editor with an appropriate Nina for a puzzle that appeared the day after that amazing opening ceremony in Beijing: in the unchecked letters on the grid perimeter we see … Read more >>
This was an oddly coincidental puzzle for me. I bought the paper on my way to Nottingham for an Open University residential school. I spent the week studying mathematical modelling and, in particular, … Read more >>
This was a stiff challenge for a weekday I thought, particularly the right-hand side of the grid which was all but empty after my first attempt. Managed to chip away at it eventually, … Read more >>
Solving time, 18 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 Actor Kevin SPACEY – in a dreamy state (adj) – N American usage 5 SECOND Double definition with split at Extra/time 8 HER(m)ITAGE Tricky … Read more >>
Yet another very enjoyable offering from Araucaria. I got 25/26ac immediately and the various types of pear followed quickly. Several clues involved bits of what is perhaps slightly obscure general knowledge (e.g. 18ac, … Read more >>
I found this less challenging than usual for Bradman. Nothing fundamentally wrong with that; the clueing is as watertight and scrupulously fair as ever. And the fact that I’m uncertain whether I have … Read more >>
I purchased my copy of the FT containing this puzzle at the railway station in Wörgl, Austria, a place I had never heard of until I found myself changing trains there while heading … Read more >>
From FT Monday Prize Crossword 12,837 – 4th August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer … Read more >>
Good puzzle, as always from Dac. This one I found on the easy side esp bottom half of grid. Solving time, 12 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 POS(t)ERS Excellent … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle with one or two involved clues, but entertaining. Some explanations were not clear to me, e.g. 23a and 27a. ACROSS 1. WILDEBEEST -(*edible stew) 7. JOAN – ( female name: … Read more >>
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Another challenging puzzle which was also amusing … Read more >>