Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 27, 2013 I found this puzzle fairly easy and generally rather good. I am also a little unsure of how to characterize 4A (SPARE RIB). … Read more >>
I found this much more amenable than the previous Io I blogged which was a desperate struggle – so getting to the end of this puzzle unaided came as something of a relief. Still not … Read more >>
Last Wednesday we had a special May Day offering from Donk but we are now back to normal with a lovely puzzle from Dac It’s difficult to know what to say about Dac’s … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25942.
Inquisitor 1279 Preamble: Clues are arranged in alphabetical order of answers. Cells numbered 1 to 13 spell out a security question. 13 similarly arranged cells (including four shared clashing cells) will reveal the … Read more >>
Tuesday today, so you take pot luck in terms of the setter. Today offered me a rare opportunity to blog a puzzle by Jambazi. I made quite swift progress through this crossword, thanks … Read more >>
Another enjoyable puzzle from Neo. Some difficult bits, with one answer whose explanation I struggled with, and finally had to consult my crossword oracle, with thanks. Thanks too to Neo, as always. Definitions are … Read more >>
I solved this in about half an hour but spend a lot more time being distracted, first by playing Spice Girls songs and then Queen’s haunting Bohemian Rhapsody a few times here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ. Very … Read more >>
Klingsor starts the week, he seems to have gone for a &lit record attempt it felt like today. Can’t see any theme or Nina beyond that however. Second time lucky my first attempt … Read more >>
A pretty typical Rufus puzzle for a sunny [!] Bank Holiday morning – lovely surfaces throughout, a fair sprinkling of anagrams and cryptic [some not so cryptic] definitions, some clever clues, like 24ac … Read more >>
This is probably one of the easiest Quiptics to date. But no complaints. It did have some very nice surfaces, and many anagrams; the latter being part of the reason why I found it … Read more >>
Many thanks to Arachne and Gervase for organising such a friendly and enjoyable get-together in Manchester yesterday and for allowing me to gate-crash it for my research. Could I also thank the 16 … Read more >>
The usual mix of obscure words and Ximenean clues, although I have a couple of minor queries which I’m sure others can resolve. A crossword notable for three different ways of cluing the … Read more >>
Guardian. Genius. Araucaria. What more to say?!… (I have to admit my heart skipped a beat when I saw my turn on the Genius rota was an Araucaria. After 20+ years of solving the … Read more >>
A pleasing puzzle from Hypnos in the usual IoS style – not too challenging, but with plenty of good clues to enjoy. This one fell out nicely – it was a solver-friendly grid … Read more >>