Never knowingly undersolved
A very quick solve for me today because Bradman’s cluing was, as usual, flawless and generally straightforward. The only clue that might be considered as being less than straightforward was 5dn which required … Read more >>
Strangely, this is my second Orlando puzzle to blog in two weeks, having met the setter himself in Derby on the weekend in between 🙂 As usual, this was a very good puzzle – … Read more >>
After my plaintive cry that I might not be able to post today, the 15sq genie and helper (djinn and tonic) spirited away from the Indy with an early copy so here it … Read more >>
The key to this puzzle was correct interpretation of the references to the numerals 1-10 that, rather cleverly, appeared in ascending order as the first words of each of the ten across clues: … Read more >>
What a treat! This took a while to get into but, once I latched on to the theme – right up my street! – it was rather plainer sailing for me than for … Read more >>
I found this one a little chewy in sections and on several occasions found myself resorting to the toothpick after digesting a clue. In fairness to Orense, there is a reasonable sprinkling of … Read more >>
Dante is back in his accustomed spot this week. A somewhat heavy reliance on anagrams; I count nine (excluding clues where an anagram is only part of the wordplay). The best of these, … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 22 Once again Cincinnus comes up with an impressive set of clues. How juicy is 19A (REDSTART)? How witty 13A (NON-USAGE)! How splendid 8A (CON … Read more >>
It’s Wednesday. Which means it’s Dac. Which means it’s the usual excellence and nary a thing to complain about. I loved it all, but special mentions for 9A and 6D. Across 1 RIGHTABLE … Read more >>
Easier than the last AARDVARK puzzle I blogged, but no less enjoyable. My favourite was 29 across which made me smile, 13 across is good too. Also, I got throught he whole thing without … Read more >>
A fairly typical Chifonie, with a lot of quite obvious clues. There’s a preponderance of charade clues, with 13 out of 28 being of that type, including 10 out of 14 acrosses: rather … Read more >>
Ifor is a new compiler for the Inquisitor but he has had four crosswords published in The Magpie and one published in the Telegraph Enigmatic Variations series, all in the last two years. I … Read more >>
Most of you will be aware of the controversy surrounding the inclusion of secret D-Day code-words in Daily Telegraph crosswords only days before the operation. For those who aren’t familiar, or those who would … Read more >>
A nice crossword today from Eimi, generally easy enough but with one or two slightly difficult (for me at any rate) words or senses of words. It seems that there is something … Read more >>
A quick, clean Tuesday puzzle from Armonie. No especial comments, except that I thought the anagram fodder was cleverly blended into the clue in 10 across. Other favourites today were 27 across and … Read more >>