Never knowingly undersolved
Hurrah! – Orlando returns to the cryptic slot after an absence of almost seven months and I’m lucky enough to be the blogger. Much of this was pretty straightforward, but with Orlando’s characteristic … Read more >>
We hadn’t come across this setter before. An enjoyable crossword, and not at all flimsy.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 15, 2015
Another great puzzle from Monk to stretch the grey matter (to the point where it begins to hurt). Thank you Monk.
A definite sense of déjà vu on many occasions today, so much so that at one point I wondered if this was an old, recycled puzzle intended for the ‘i’ rather than the … Read more >>
Nicely clued, challenging and fun, with some tricky surface misdirection. I particularly liked 27ac, 1dn, 2dn and 10dn. Thanks Picaroon.
Preamble: When the unclued light is filled, the completed grid describes the position before the story started. Solvers must then change the contents of nine cells to describe the position at the end. … Read more >>
Quite challenging for a Tuesday
Punk has produced today’s puzzle with something of a cricketing theme, perhaps to coincide with the end of this summer’s Ashes series this week. Rather oddly, the first clue that I solved is … Read more >>
As is often the case with Nutmeg’s puzzles, I found this quite hard to get into, but in retrospect it’s all very clearly and soundly clued, so a satisfying and enjoyable solve. Thanks … Read more >>
Old style blog today as the Indy’s site just won’t work for me today. . Bits of this were a bit tricky, thanks Alchemi, can’t see any themes or Ninas but who knows, … 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.) A nice Quiptic, perhaps a bit … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A nice Quiptic, perhaps a bit difficult (for a Quiptic) in a couple of … Read more >>
No Rufus on a Monday? Does happen, but quite an easy replacement