Never knowingly undersolved
Pretty easy-going stuff from Chifonie here, with several rather obvious anagrams to get started with. It was enjoyable enough, though with nothing much to grab the attention, except I thought the surface reading … Read more >>
My impression is that we haven’t seen Punk for a while and if so he makes a welcome return. Some of these clues are memorable, if one could remember them, and my only … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Brendan today with a good mix of enjoyable, though not too demanding, clues. The theme was indicated by the middle row (15 & 17ac) and all the other across … Read more >>
That was then, this is now…perhaps Sleuth is feeling a tad nostalgic, what with the three separate wordplay elements (13A, 28A, 6D) harking to times past. Two major sticking points for me; firstly … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 26 July 2010 After the weekend excitement of John Henderson’s marriage to Jane Teather, complete with themed crosswords in all the major quality papers, Mudd’s week starter in the … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 24 I was pleased with this typical and fine puzzle by Cinephile. I took a while over 10D and 15D, and I especially like 12A … Read more >>
A pretty tough week, I found. Despite the auspicious puzzle number, I don’t see any Hastings-related material here, but then I will tend to miss whole themes entirely. 19ac remains unexplained. *=anag, []=dropped, … Read more >>
I found this very much on the easy side, with quite a few clues solved on first run through, solving time 16 mins. Excellent as always. * = anagram 1 VIPERS ER re … Read more >>
Not a lot of variety today with only a couple of clues that didn’t involve a charade and/or an anagram. If my memory serves me correctly this is something I have remarked upon previously when … Read more >>
A fun puzzle with Paul’s trademark dodginess evident in a few clues. Annoyingly, I can’t quite see 24a…. Across 8. VUVUZELA (V V [tiresom]E A ZULU)*; I like “the blasted thing?” as the … Read more >>
Surely this is not the same Nimrod that was active on the Listener in the 1940’s? This was pretty hard: clues in alphabetical order of answers, to be entered in the grid in … Read more >>
Phew! What a tough puzzle with hard boiled eggs dressed with pepper sauce. Without Google and Wikipedia, I would not have completed this blog. Otherwise, an entertaining and fair challenge. ACROSS 1 SUBSOIL … Read more >>
This Neo puzzle didn’t take too long, although I learned a new word (14 across). No complaints and some clever clues. Across 1 ACADEMIA ME reversed in ACADIA (Atlantic Provinces). Whence the Cajuns … Read more >>
A very tough puzzle, involving several unfamiliar words, from one of my favourite setters. I came close to cheating a few times, but was eventually pleased to complete this one unaided. No doubt … Read more >>
There are photos of our wedding — Jane Teather and John Henderson (aka Enigmatist, Nimrod, Io, Elgar) — on my Facebook page. They include one of Araucaria speaking and proposing a toast. Wedding … Read more >>