Never knowingly undersolved
I’m not so sure about the ‘Qui….’ part of this puzzle but maybe that was due to the fact that I had slept longer than usual last night and perhaps my brain was … Read more >>
Still not back to normal for Quixote, but a rare Indy weekday appearance from Commoner.
Well it’s Monday, it’s Rufus. You’ve probably got a good idea what’s coming.
Well I never. Another unaided finish, though admittedly it took until Thursday and there was some very tentative guesswork involved. Not all of which I’ve 1 down-ly checked in Chambers, so it’s quite … Read more >>
A routine plain Azed this week, made a little harder if you were using the online version.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3533. I got the impression in the last several weeks that Everyman was ratcheting up the difficulty level a notch; butI though this one by comparison a pleasant … Read more >>
Hypnos must be getting fed up with me blogging his IoS puzzles, since this is the third in a row that has come up on my shift. Generally I enjoyed it, and this … Read more >>
We enjoyed this challenging puzzle from Tyrus – some very good clues and plenty of crafty misdirection. Was Tyrus anticipating the outcome in Brazil when he wrote the clue for 15ac? 4/25! Let’s … Read more >>
There was a lot of fun to be had in this puzzle – a mixture of pretty straightforward clues [eg 12ac, 27ac, 1dn, 17dn], together with a number of anagrams to help things … Read more >>
A puzzle subject to be found and two of his works. Followed by a translation to be found based on extra letters in the wordplay – sounds like fun. And I was as … Read more >>
Phi’s usual sound and pleasant crossword. I found this slightly harder than usual for him, which explains the rather late posting. Also there were a few parsings which only became clear once I actually wrote up the blog.
All the loose ends round the outside suggest a Nina, but apparently not. No doubt there is something subtle and for me quite undiscoverable.
Definitions underlined. At least so far as I can see.
I cant say I enjoyed this one much – Falcon probably didnt feel like taxing any of us and made it quite easy. Like several grids I have covered before, this one would be just nice for newbies on the FT get started.
(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 slow start, but a quick … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A slow start, but a quick finish. Thanks to Philistine. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
A Thursday Klingsor! We anticipated a good challenge and we weren’t disappointed. As expected, some excellent surfaces and well constructed clues – we particularly liked 16d, 23ac and 13ac (our LOI). We’ve looked … Read more >>