Never knowingly undersolved
It has been a while since I have solved and blogged a puzzle by Donk, so I attacked this morning’s challenge with gusto. There are a fair few short entries in this grid, … Read more >>
A funny one, this. I’ll be interested to see what everyone made of it.
A nice puzzle from Shed – I found this on the easier side at first but tough to finish. Favourite clues were 5ac, 24ac and 4dn. 29ac was new to me.
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 17 Yes, the first word of the first clue was “Bottom” but other than that this was a smutfree crossword by one of the UK’s favourite setters. I often find … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 16, 2014 For the first time since I started blogging here, I am moved to seriously criticise a puzzle. I do not mind one or … Read more >>
I found this pretty tricky and for a while thought I might not be able to finish.
I’m sorry to say I didn’t find this very satisfying – as in previous Otterden puzzles there are some excessively obvious clues (e.g. 26a, 3d) and some rather dodgy constructions. There are some … Read more >>
After Crosophile appeared yesterday, I was wondering who the setter would be today. I’m very happy to see one from Hypnos Crosophile presented a puzzle yesterday that incorporated a number … Read more >>
There was a long preamble to this Inquisitor puzzle by Phi. It stated: Unclued answers (all of two words) are an entertainment and four locations therein. In four down clues, the grid entry … 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.) A straightforward puzzle, until left with … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A straightforward puzzle, until left with a couple in the NW quadrant, which took … Read more >>
I wonder what’s lined up for tomorrow, since the Crosophile puzzle which would normally appear on the last Wednesday of the month is a day early. No point in trying to guess, since it’s probably a significant anniversary of some football club or of the formation of some group.
Nothing to get very excited about today, but a good solid performance from Crosophile. In one or two places I have my doubts but I expect that someone will put me right. As for a Nina, the two words along the top suggest that there are things to be found in the puzzle but my knowledge of them is rather shaky.
Definitions in italics.
Orlando today with a rather sweet crossword….
This was a relatively gentle start-the-week puzzle from Raich with lots of well-constructed clues. There were a few that needed a bit of thought e.g. 24 and 6. Across 1. Bill, controversial broadcaster, … Read more >>
Nutmeg has as ever provided a nice crossword at a reasonably simple level, though the smooth surfaces may lead solvers up a few blind alleys. Anagrams are comparatively thin on the ground, but … Read more >>