Never knowingly undersolved
Three N-Nestors in a row, and now two N-Nimrods…’N’ for me, ‘N’ for me, they’ve all got it ‘N’ for me!… Another thematic puzzle, but distinctly different to Indy 8734, which had a … Read more >>
I’ve got my fingers crossed for an EV about set theory, although I think it unlikely. Apart from that, I’m distracted by what a ferret might set out. Answers on a postcard, please…
I didn’t enjoy this all that much when I first solved it, but then when I wrote up the blog a few days later I found plenty to enjoy. I think I must have just been at a bit of a low ebb at the time. Thanks Picaroon.
I found today’s offering from Hamilton tough going. Slow progress for most part, having to slowly chip away at clues sprinkled across the grid. Still have a couple of clues / parsing that require improvement (apologies for this!). Seemed to have a more-than-average number of island references in both answers and clues – anybody have any idea why?
I started at the end with 25dn and worked backwards through the clues, making steady progress and with the empty lights only just reaching double figures by the time I got to 1ac. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26423.
Monk’s customarily efficient and elegant crossword today. I get the impression that he is appearing in the Indy more often than he has, which is good news.
One or two are beyond me a bit, but no doubt someone will come to the rescue.
This seems to contain a personal message: read down the unches on the left, then the horizontal unches in the middle, then the unches on the right.
Definitions underlined.
A good, neat, enjoyable puzzle from Peto.
The most common epithet used in preambles of Chifonie puzzles appears to be ‘straightforward’ And so it was with this one – the usual blend of nicely-clued charades, insertions and anagrams, with a … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 10 Very straightforward puzzle by Falcon, ideal for the less experienced but none the worse for that. I am afraid I have hardly anything to say about this crossword. Only in 7d and in 17d … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 8, 2014 Another fine puzzle from Mudd. My favourite clues here are 20a (ESTONIA), 24a (SPIN DOCTOR) and 23d (BOTHY). ACROSS 1 Consider putting stick … Read more >>
Those of you who have been visiting this site for a while now will no doubt remember the appeal I made back in December 2012 for help towards the annual hosting costs when … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle from Gaff.
Another smooth offering from Dac – one or two entries we needed to check, but all very clear from the excellent cluing. We hadn’t come across 4ac before and had to use electronic … Read more >>
Plenty to like here, with lots of cunning misdirection and nice surfaces. Most favourite was 29ac.