Never knowingly undersolved
The first appearance by Orense for three months gives us a straightforward puzzle with nothing contentious or particularly difficult. My first pass through the clues left only a handful of empty lights to … Read more >>
I found this a lot easier than some of Nutmeg’s recent offerings in the Cryptic spot; in fact some of the clues seem more in the style of the Quiptic. There seem to … Read more >>
Well…. another Thursday toughie from Anax. As is often the way with Anax, there were several unusual meanings of words that were otherwise familiar, along with several words we’d not come … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 11 The usual not too spicy quality fare from Crux but, imho, once more let down by some weak cryptic definitions. So both ‘thanks’ and ‘sorry’ to the setter. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 9, 2014 I got through this puzzle fairly quickly even though I found some clues challenging. For example, I had a hard time understanding the … Read more >>