Never knowingly undersolved
A fine Quiptic from Pan, as usual. I do wish the Quiptic setters would stop using this stupid Guardian grid, though. It’s got so many entries with less than 50% checking and is … Read more >>
On checking I find that Hob has mainly contributed the Indy Saturday Prize puzzles, or a Thursday ‘hard one’. It’s Bank Holiday, of course, so perhaps the Ed thinks we have a bit … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26664.
I haven’t got much to say about this, really — not too difficult. For some reason which I can’t now fathom, 4d held me up longer than the others. Favourite clue this week … Read more >>
Back to normal with Everyman, didn’t take too long and don’t remember any great difficulties when I solved it.
A rare outing from an excellent setter. I found this a pretty swift though still very enjoyable solve. Perhaps the only stumbling block was 9 down, which was an unfamiliar term. The wordplay … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle which I solved intermittently whilst downloading and installing many Windows updates, having just reset my pc to its factory condition prior to upgrading to Windows 10. I’m therefore finding it … Read more >>
I always enjoy blogging AZED puzzles, all those new words that I would otherwise never have known. Thank you AZED.
An enjoyable mix of references from Tyrus – ranging from classical mythology to Disney via the Book of Genesis, Ealing Studios, contemporary UK politics and the England cricket team – with a touch of … Read more >>
In Homograms IV, there are 12 clues (two sets of 6) that involve two different pairs of changes before they are written in the grid. In one set, the subsidiary indication clues a homonym of the definition, and the grid entry is an anagram of the homonym. In the other set, the subsidiary indication clues an anagram of the definition, and the grid entry is a homonym of the anagram. Clear?
The solving method was new to me. Homograms III (No.879) was published in 2009, about when I was starting to solve EVs, but I think I missed it.
A most enjoyable puzzle and a good level of difficulty for a prize: enough to be satisfying but also solveable by ‘mere mortals’ so that everyone can have a chance at the entering prize draw if they wish to. Thanks Otterden.
It’s Friday – it’s Phi with a fairly typical broadsheet puzzle. Even although it’s Phi I can’t see any obvious theme or message this week. Yes, there were a couple … Read more >>
A nice meaty challenge from Bradman today. Straightforward and for most part, cleanly clued – I have 2 clues which I did have a wee problem with. An enjoyable solve and a good start to the Friday morning.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26662.
A gentle one from Tees today; gentle at any rate compared with some of the problems he sets. All seemed to fit in quite pleasantly and straightforwardly, although I had some doubts about 8dn until I realised that a train service was transport, and I had to look up 15dn to learn that an impromptu is a speech.
Definitions in italics.