Never knowingly undersolved
This was an enjoyable solve – thanks Monk! As usual, there were some lovely surfaces and a few tricky ones to parse including 17ac, if we have sorted it out correctly. Strangely, there … Read more >>
I’m a great fan of Philistine’s puzzles, so was delighted to see his name on this one and really enjoyed the solve. The key ‘before 9’ was intriguing while working my way through … Read more >>
Phi has as always given us a very pleasant crossword. In a couple of places my reading of things is slightly at variance with his, but no doubt someone will put me right.
I’m not sure who the person is, but he appears centrally in the unches at the top and the bottom. Oh yes, I’ve just Googled him and this is probably who he is. No doubt there are references to him dotted around the grid.
Definitions in italics.
Quite a fun grid from Orense to round off the working week .. some straightforward clues helped me get started and the tougher ones gradually became easy with more cross-refs in.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26177. Perhaps I am getting more familiar with Picaroon, as this seemed less tricky than his previous offerings, but still was by no means a pushover. … Read more >>
Welcome back to the telegraph puzzles site – a complex preamble this week. 30 misprinted definitions, 4 unclued entries, seven clashes in the grid and 3 cells to be highlighted. Sounds like fun. … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) As usual, Brendan has built a mini-theme … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) As usual, Brendan has built a mini-theme into his crossword, highlighted in 13,18 across. Enjoyable … Read more >>
I found this slightly tricky in places because of some parsing that seemed initially to be a little tenuous. However, all became clear in the end though I’m still not sure that I … Read more >>
Well, this one took a bit of head-scratching in places, but we suppose we should expect that of a Thursday Indy puzzle. However, there were several unusual or unfamiliar words, and we needed … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 27 Mudd on a Monday, a welcome change. As one might expect from this setter another good crossword – even if there were, once more, quite a lot of double … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 25, 2014 I found this puzzle easy. My favourite clues are 11a (BUGBEAR) and 18d (ANDORRA). I also note the cleverness of starting two consecutive … Read more >>
I always look forward to getting a Gozo puzzle on a Wednesday.
As is often the case with Brummie’s puzzles, this one turned out to be not so tricky as it looked at first sight. Getting the long answers early on was a big help. … Read more >>
This morning saw what I hope will be the first of many Dac solves and blogs in 2014. This was a medium-difficulty puzzle by Dac standards, in my humble opinion. I completed the … Read more >>