Never knowingly undersolved
[Apologies for the slightly early (and slightly bizarre) time of posting this blog. Fast forward to Spoiler Alert to find out why!] OK! So here we had a Kcit puzzle with a long … Read more >>
Another Friday, another Phiday! We’re not complaining – there were a number of smiles as we solved this one. We cannot see any theme or nina but you never know with Phi. Perhaps … Read more >>
A timely puzzle from Sayang ushering in the Year of the Horse, its Chinese New Year over this weekend. I thought the grid was quite straightforward and that the setter had decided to … Read more >>
After yesterday’s excitement, with an outstanding Nimrod and two wonderful Arachnes (well, an Arachne and a “Rosa Klebb”), I was worried that today might be a let-down in comparison. Fortunately we have Paul … Read more >>
This was my first blogging encounter with Nimrod for a long time – and is not one that I will forget in a hurry! A first perusal of the grid reveals that most … Read more >>
I thought this was a marvellous puzzle from a setter I don’t think I’m familiar with (in this guise at least): witty, inventive, original and challenging. It was such a fun solve I … Read more >>
The last Arachne I blogged was her last Quiptic before she retired from that section. I’m pleased to make her re-acquaintance today. It was fun solving and blogging it – quite some inventive clueing. … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 20 If my memory serves me well, I think I found this Dante puzzle slightly harder than average for our beloved setter. I also remember me not immensely enjoying the … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 18, 2014 I found this puzzle tough in parts but good. My top clues are 4D (ACCIDENT), 5D (EXCLAMATION MARK), 23A (AS WELL) and 28A … Read more >>
I found this quite tricky, everything is there waiting to be found but it took a while to bottom it all out. Thanks to Alberich.
Crosophile is an Independent fixture on the last Wednesday of the month I think there was a small theme running through today’s puzzle. The middle row of unchecked letters spells … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26169.
This is Eclogue’s third puzzle in The Inquisitor series, but I haven’t blogged either of the previous ones. There was a long preamble to the puzzle which stated "Each clue contains a misprint … Read more >>
A nice crossword from Eimi today, with no evidence (to me, at any rate) of any football. All much more highbrow, connected as it is with 20ac’s 13ac. Across the unchecked letters at … Read more >>
Regular readers will know that seeing Gordius’ name on a puzzle does not make my heart leap and this did little, for me, to lift the gloom of a wet morning. I thought … Read more >>