Never knowingly undersolved
Apologies for my absence last week, and thanks to PeeDee for stepping in. In a nutshell, I was in hospital incommunicado/out of action following an emergency, and, as I learned after it was too … Read more >>
As I awoke most mornings this past few days, bleary-eyed from staying up late to watch sporting action from Wimbledon, I have to contend with two rascals (see picture left) from London who … Read more >>
Assuming that many Quiptic solvers are also Cryptic ones and considering that I won’t be blogging a Cryptic until next week, here are apologies to you for my absence last Thursday. I was … Read more >>
Bonjour! Punk and I cross swords again on a Monday – in a friendly sort of way, of course. I loved this one, but I’m not sure everyone will be quite so keen … Read more >>
A typical Monday miscellany of cryptic / double definitions, ingenious anagrams and smooth surfaces from Rufus to start our week. Many thanks to him. [Readers will no doubt be glad to hear this … Read more >>
Thanks to David H for the clue, the answer to which is Race for Life, which I have already mentioned in my Cyclops blog. Now, with less than a week to go, it’s … Read more >>
So, six clues have the correct wordplay for the grid entry but the definition is that of a word or phrase formed by combining the grid entry with one of the unclued entries. … Read more >>
You know that stuff about buses? You wait ages for one to come along, and then two come one after another? I blogged my first Tyrus when he had the Monday slot a … Read more >>
This time Everyman’s vocabulary has returned to normal.
A tale of two languages. I think this is one of the rare occasions in which all is understood (famous last words). Much credit is due my new shiny iPad with the Chambers … Read more >>