Never knowingly undersolved
NMSIndy has given up his blogging spot to concentrate on his other existence as Raich (and Gurney) however he appears re-bjorn today as Raich for the Monday slot. NMSIndy was one of the … Read more >>
A straightforward enjoyable puzzle, just nice for a Monday. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzze. Please enclose any comments … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward Azed this week, with no particular problems (except one!) and a very friendly grid (only 2 unches in an 11 letter word). The problem is 10 across, which refers to … Read more >>
A typical Everyman, I think: a clear notch above beginner level. Across 1 Mug and flag held by jockey (6) VISAGE An envelope (‘held by’) of SAG (‘flag’) in VIE (‘jockey’). 4 Peering … Read more >>
Always a pleasure to solve and blog a Sunday Indy from Raich. He had me struggling for the last few today, though … Why, I don’t know, because once I’d solved them it … Read more >>
I’ve been looking forward for a long time to an Enigmatist puzzle, especially in the Prize slot – but I’m not sure I would have chosen to open my paper to find one … Read more >>
It took me a while to get through the layers (strata?) of this puzzle, not helped by a school-boy error on 6D and a couple of holes in my 1970s TV-watching CV… Given … Read more >>
An ominous title to this EV. Will Chalicea leave me in the Dark?
Not the usual Friday Phi today (no doubt he appears tomorrow), and rather a difficult crossword from Poins instead. Not everyone is happy with the device of requiring the solver to get certain … Read more >>
Highly recommended Across 1 BLACKCAP (bird) black cap worn by judge giving death sentence 6 PLACID (composed) P (piano) C[oncerto] I in LAD (youth) 9 COSMOS (world) COSMO[politan] S (second) … Read more >>
Another fiendishly clever challenge Across 1 Sensitive plant, one very demure, retiring MIMOSA (sensitive plant) A (one) SO (very) MIM (demure) < (retiring) 5 Phone working two ways when fixed … Read more >>
Enigmatist, Nimrod, Io, Elgar and I (so two of us) will be in Birmingham for a Steve Harley concert on the evening of Saturday 24 November, and we’ll be around all day (arriving … Read more >>
Having done the Private Eye crossword for many years, I am familiar with Brummie’s distinctive style, and attuned to some of his deviousness.
A puzzle with wonderfully crafted clues – I think everyone of them has a clever, meaningful, and often, racy surface, and with lots of wordplay intertwined with the definitions – too many for me to … Read more >>
Thanks Morph for another enjoyable puzzle. Some of the clues left us very puzzled but when the penny dropped we could see that the clues were fair (but very often mischievous!). A good … Read more >>