Never knowingly undersolved
This was a straightforward puzzle with many surfaces to enjoy. Thanks Armonie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are hidden connections in one of the picture sets. Across 1 Someone expecting the mob, … Read more >>
Radian seems to be doing a French course today. . Bit of an oddity for our theme day, French words, dictionaries, Harry Potter and Tom Cruise. Oh and it’s a pangram of course, … Read more >>
Thank you Gaufrid for standing in for me so admirably. I am glad that I made the prior arrangement even though I had internet access in my hotel room in Tianjin and Beijing. … Read more >>
Fairly typical puzzle from Quixote. Not too difficult – solving time, 20 mins. Enjoyed it. * = anagram ACROSS 1 PEDALO ED (editor = journalist) in PAL (friend) O (round). A boat … Read more >>
Apologies, a bit late on parade today. I don’t recall having had a Moley to blog for a while, but I always enjoy her Quiptics, and this was no exception. I’ve got a … Read more >>
An apt and enjoyable start to the week, thanks to Rufus. Nice surfaces. As usual, definitions are underlined in the clues. Hidden connections are in 3 of the picture sets. Across 1 Writer … Read more >>
A rare occasion where I can explain every clue, I think. Not to suggest that this was easy, rather it was classic Beelzebub, I thought. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. … Read more >>
It’ll be interesting to hear how other solvers found this. It seemed to me to be a step up in difficulty and inventiveness for Crosophile and for Sundays in general. Either way, it … Read more >>
Well, I must say these Genius puzzles vary a lot in difficulty. After two hard ones from Araucaria and Tramp, I found this one from Crucible hardly more difficult than a standard daily … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning one and all, Nothing to taxing this week although I got the answers there were a few I had trouble working out. I had never heard of ‘dodge the column’ before. … Read more >>
As always an utterly satisfactory crossword from Azed. In several of these clues there is very neat wordplay, with words doing duty as different parts of speech according to whether they are in … Read more >>
When I opened the paper on my blogging Saturday my heart sank. Anax popped up on Saturday only 2 weeks ago so I thought I might be spared. First pass I got 6. … Read more >>
Now I enjoy a good pub crawl, as much as the next (semi-)alcoholic, apart from the inevitable morning after, but I found this one particularly tough going – almost like suffering the hangover whilst you … Read more >>
Apparently there is a Bank Holiday in the south of the country this weekend so that explains the double-size puzzle, it was a bit unexpected. I just made myself a cup of tea and finished it … Read more >>
I started solving this on late-night public transport after a few drinks and thought to myself that it seemed quite tough. Having re-visited it to finish it off this morning, I think it’s … Read more >>