Never knowingly undersolved
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Interesting puzzle. Despite only having to blog about six clues, I’ve failed to manage them all: 1dn is still searching for an explanation. Across 8 … Read more >>
Nothing too taxing or controversial here, I think, but the usual good value from Orlando, with some clever surfaces and a few smiles along the way. Across 1 ITHACA: C[irca] [about] in TABITHA … Read more >>
Some people may be unhappy with one or two of the definitions (eg 12a & 6d) and the number of double/cryptic definitions but I enjoyed this puzzle because in each corner there were … Read more >>
I found this quite easy, solving time 14 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 DEC (December) A MP 5 DRAW BACK (vb) 9 ME S(M)ERISED (desires)* – it’s also reversed, … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 24 August 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 22 I enjoyed Mudd’s slightly unconventional 11A. I also like 3D and 20D. Across 1. ASSEMBLE – MESS (disorder) backwards in ABLE (has the tools) … Read more >>