Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 8, 2014 I found this puzzle decidedly more challenging than most of Mudd’s. My top clues here are 11a (FRENCH LOAF), 3d (OPTICAL ART), 16d … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle from Monk, but no surprise there! There are two that I can’t explain, any help appreciated.
Nothing to say beyond what one usually says. Dac is as always on fine form and the surfaces and soundness of all the clues are exemplary.
Definitions in italics.
Tricky and fun from Arachne today. I groaned at 3dn, especially liked 18ac, 25ac and 23dn, and loved the definition for 2dn.
Two unclued part-quotations, the first being completed by extra letters in the wordplay of each clue. The surname of the author of the second is to be highlighted in the grid. The … Read more >>
Nutmeg has become quite a regular setter in the Cryptic seat recently. As she is perhaps better known as a Quiptic setter, I was expecting a fairly gentle ride this morning: maybe it’s … Read more >>
At last I get to blog a puzzle from one of my favourite setters, which features a number of his trademark long anagrams. I enjoyed the challenge, despite the religious theme being at … 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.) Thank you Armonie for a straightforward … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thank you Armonie for a straightforward and enjoyable puzzle, as one would expect of … Read more >>
My second blog of the day, back to normal with Quixote
Welcome from a cold and grey Rochdale, the weather’s not much better. Brendan returns giving Rufus a week off.
This hit the spot for me. You? That said, the grid was a bit odd for a Quiptic, and I think one of the clues is faulty. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
The title here is one of my favourite clues for the answer to 6a/7, with thanks to Nestor, its originator. I think I will give Cyclops’s clue for the same answer my vote … Read more >>
It’s very rare that I draw a Kairos to blog, so it was hard to know what to expect. I can tell you that I’ve managed to get to blogging day without completing … Read more >>
A very challenging puzzle which saw me struggling to finish it throughout the week. Several (for example 1 across and 17 across) took quite some time to work out, but I hope I’ve … Read more >>