Never knowingly undersolved
Is it my imagination or are we seeing more of Monk than recently? If so, that’s a thoroughly good thing, despite my misgivings about one or two clues, which are given in the … Read more >>
A smart, enjoyable puzzle. The minor grumbles were easily outweighed, for me, by the clever clueing.
The crossword may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26206. Most of the left half fell in fairly readily; after that it was a struggle, culminating with the vicious 9D. The rain today has just got … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 3 A Dante crossword with the usual mix of familiar devices but also a puzzle with some really nice surfaces. In that respect, I particularly liked 10ac but I wasn’t … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 1, 2014 It is good to have a Cincinnus again. This one struck me as a wee bit on the difficult side. My favourite clues … Read more >>