Never knowingly undersolved
After last month’s exceedingly tricky Anax puzzle, I was a little worried about this one, but it turned out to be a lot more manageable. No obvious theme, but a pangrammatic grid, if … Read more >>
After a few weeks of struggling, thankfully a more tractable puzzle this week. I think I managed all but a few unaided, checked all but one of the remainder in dictionaries before entry, … Read more >>
Solving time: 8½ mins Excellent stuff from Paul with an impressive grid and virtually faultless clueing. 27ac (GENE POOL) was perhaps my favourite. Music of the day: sometimes I struggle to find something … Read more >>
Back to a complex preamble again this week. The solver is tasked with identifying 1ac and then must act as they would to correct a PONDLIFE deficiency – in the process providing 33ac. … Read more >>
Friday already so it must be Phi and it is. The usual Phi standard with the one exception that I could never have got. Yes I know, cue the rumblings about the poor … Read more >>
I worked my way up from the lower half of the grid and was stuck on the top-right for a while. Great stuff from Bradman, and I’m happy I get to blog his … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle from Paul, I think, with a theme of card games – lots of clever clues, and fun to work on. (For the first time in ages I’m doing this on … Read more >>
For some reason unbeknown to me, Uncle Yap hasn’t posted his scheduled blog so here is an analysis of the clues. No commentary from me because I cannot remember back to the beginning … Read more >>
On the first run through this, I put in only two or three answers and thought I was in for a hard slog. However, once I found a few more, it all flowed … Read more >>
Something of a comme ci, comme ca puzzle. Some plaudit-worthy surfaces and definitions, but also some pretty low-hanging fruit. Across 1 QUICKFIRE – this clue put me in mind of the motor-mouthed sergeant … Read more >>
It’s Thursday, it’s Scorpion and it’s a theme about which I know very little, so this had me very worried for a while. In the end this was a remarkably quick solve, although … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 4 This Mudd was a bit more difficult for me than most, especially 16A (TIPTOP), 30A (EVENSONG), 3D (NARK) and 26D (ACER). My favourite clue … Read more >>
I never got round to tackling yesterday’s Tees, and I guess today’s puzzle would have come as a relief to those that did. As to whether or not it was any good? It’s … Read more >>
It’s Wednesday and we are overdue a themed puzzle from the good Rev. An enjoyable themed puzzle today which would probably have been easier for those who watched ‘The Blue Planet’ series or … Read more >>
Good morning. We found this a well-rounded and enjoyable puzzle at the easier end of the scale, with plenty of neat wordings. One of the notable features today was how well the surfaces … Read more >>