Never knowingly undersolved
Good fun (with a few niggles) from the Guardian’s premier setter. The key answer at 9dn was a write-in, giving away the theme of Prime Ministers (all of the recent ones back to … Read more >>
Smashing puzzle from Gurney Across 1 CAMSHAFT (engine part) MAC< (Scot returned) SHAFT (small handle) 5 ÉCLAIR (cake) (CAL[o]RIE)* 10 SCAMPER (run) S (second) CAMPER (van) 11 UKRAINE (country) UK … Read more >>
I feel that this was a fairly standard offering from Phi today. No themes, messages, or pangrams that I can see, just a sound national daily crossword puzzle that some solvers can complete … Read more >>
There is no blog so far for this splendid Alberich puzzle. Therefore, until someone turns up, I stand up and deliver one (a simple one, that is). Being a fan of this setter … Read more >>
The blogger for today seems not to have been able to post, so here’s a quick review of what I thought was an excellent puzzle from Orlando. There are a few I can’t … Read more >>
Klingsor has produced a fine crossword today. Many of the clues are quite excellent, and although one might criticise the fact that perhaps rather a lot use the device of getting one or … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 20 Another fine crossword by Crux. As regulars at this place may know by now, I really like this setter: good surfaces, nice spread of devices and always something to … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 18, 2012 I found this to be another excellent Cincinnus with a few great clues and some nice challenges. My favourites are 29A (HARDY ANNUAL), … Read more >>
I am always pleased to get Monk to blog, this one a little easier than some of his recent Wednesday offereings but still no pushover. Clever clues as always, thank you Monk. I am clearly … Read more >>
We’ve only blogged one Crosophile before. As one of us typed up the clues, before we had really even started, a few of them were solved quite easily (12ac, 13ac, 28ac and 4d). … Read more >>
My ISP has been bouncing up and down all evening, so I have published a preliminary version and will polish it up as and when I can do so.
Preamble: Wordplay in each clue, presented in alphabetical order of solutions, yields an extra letter. When clues are arranged in conventional order, the extra letters give a vision of paradise and the name … Read more >>
Another nice one from Tuesday regular Peto. Not too difficult, and enjoyable. Thanks Peto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom of the blog have got unidentified links to … Read more >>
It’s my turn to blog the crossword this Tuesday, one of those days when you can never quite be sure whose work you will be pitting your wits against. It hadn’t fallen to … Read more >>
What a nice start to the day to blog Paul, one of my favourite compilers. As usual, he is immaculate in his clueing style. I found this quite entertaining although somewhat disappointed that … Read more >>