Never knowingly undersolved
The Don was saying in Another Place last week that if you wanted his most accessible puzzles, then the Monday Indy with his Quixote hat on was the place to come. And so … Read more >>
A fairly standard Rufus, though with (I think) a larger helping than usual of anagrams, especially the three long acrosses. These should give a good start to the puzzle for those who sometimes … Read more >>
I didn’t have too many problems with most of this, but had difficulty working out the wordplay in 4d, for which I had written STRIPED without really thinking about it. A few LOL … Read more >>
This was one of those rare occasions where I get to feel smug for finishing an entire Beelzebub without recourse to reference materials or other aids, so it must have been towards the … Read more >>
Nick: Typical Azed puzzle, 6/10 for me. The possible gotcha clue is at 3dn, and a possible error in the clue at 32ac. 23dn contains the (possibly) most well known Chambers definition, but … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Lovely puzzle this week, I enjoyed it immensly. First in was 1dn of course and last in was 19dn. Big thank you to Everyman as always. Across 1. … Read more >>
I seem to recall that it took me some time to get into this, but did finally complete the answers and parsing. (Is it my imagination or are the IoS puzzles gradually getting … Read more >>
Apologies for the late post on this puzzle – as a result, I won’t waste time in saying much beyond that this was a lovely prize puzzle from Paul with lots of enjoyable … Read more >>
I must admit that this looked like being a somewhat embarassing “I don’t have a clue what’s going on here” blog post pretty much right up until the last clue was solved. Thankfully, … Read more >>
A short preamble, this week – across clues have an extra letter in their wordplay to spell out an instruction related to an unclued light. Sounds entry level, but is it? The answer is … Read more >>
* precedes all nine themed answers * Olympic host cities Across 1 MADE TO MEASURE (suits someone) MAD (daft) E TOME (English book) A (article) SURE (certain) 9 … Read more >>
We always look forward to our blog on a Friday. Phi never seems to disappoint and even when we have finished the puzzle we start looking for hidden themes or ninas. We’ve missed … Read more >>
I found this fairly tough, and there are still three places where the answer is clear, but I cannot fully explain the clue. Doubtless help will be coming shortly.
The honour of blogging a Nimrod puzzle had not fallen to me for a long time, so I approached the task this morning with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Having completed the puzzle … Read more >>
Nothing too challenging from Merlin today. A few more ‘hidden’ solutions than I’d like, and perhaps one or two somewhat stretched definitions, but also some lovely surfaces. I enjoyed it. ACROSS 1. WEIGH … Read more >>