Never knowingly undersolved
It’s fairly unusual to see a DAC on a Monday, although he did skip the usual Wednesday slot a couple of weeks ago, so I suppose this is making up for it. This … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quiptic/705.
I seem to be landing quite a few Kairos puzzles on Sundays, but no problem with that. This was one was just as enjoyable as the others. A good range of clues on … Read more >>
A pleasing puzzle in the usual Everyman style, including – as is often the case – some references that I’d not come across before. I did however need to phone a friend to … Read more >>
I got going pretty quickly with this one, and thought it might be a bit of a walkover, but the last few clues,especially in the SE corner, slowed me to a crawl. It … Read more >>
Apologies for the late appearance of this post. The scheduled blogger has been unable to post and I have been struggling to remember what I did a week ago. The special instructions said … Read more >>
Well my most recent blog of the Independent was on Grand National day – now it’s cup final day – Maybe a cup final theme today? Unlike my previous blog, my suspicions proved to be … Read more >>
Some sad news to report first – which I don’t think has been mentioned on this site yet – is that the preamble to EV1069, published on Sun 5 May informs us that James Leonard, … Read more >>
What a lovely end to the week – Arachne on top form – and aren’t I lucky to get two excellent puzzles to blog in one week? It’s all here – great story-telling … Read more >>
Witty & ingenious Across 1,5 STEWART GRANGER actor (TARTS GREW)* ANGER (rage) 9 AILED was suffering DELIA< 10 CHINATOWN cultured part of city CHIN (feature) A (article) (WONT)* 11 … Read more >>
Ingenious and deftly crafted Across 1 Birth defect – mostly with sameness, I fancy SIAMESE TWINS (MOSTLY SAMENESS I)* 10 Emperor finally clothed in new, brilliant, shiny stuff NACRE … Read more >>
It is Friday today, so seeing Phi’s latest grid before me this morning came as no surprise. There was obviously a theme to this puzzle, given the abundance of references to 28, which … Read more >>
An outstanding puzzle today from Alberich, by turns fiendish, witty, inventive and fun. The glut of highbrow allusions – Gerontius? Idomeneo? Borodin? – did make me blanch at first, but once I made … Read more >>
I made a slow start on this, but after thinking for a while I was going to get nowhere with it, it gradually began to yield. My breakthrough was to be led to … Read more >>
This was the kind of puzzle I really enjoy. Many of the clues involved the intricate wordplay comprising a number of components that I find most satisfying to solve. … Read more >>