Never knowingly undersolved
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 12, 2015 Cincinnus gives us another fine puzzle with some beautiful clues and clever cryptic definitions. My clue of the week is 1a (JOHN BULL) … Read more >>
A perfectly innocent-looking crossword filled with mines and boobytraps to catch out the unwary (of which I was one). Thanks Alberich!
Another gem of a puzzle from Picaroon, with his characteristic ingenious cluing and witty misdirection, along with excellent surfaces throughout. Most enjoyable – many thanks to Picaroon for providing such a good start … Read more >>
As usual, a well-constructed puzzle from Dac this week. We found it somewhat easier than average, which was something of a relief as we’re only just back from a week in the States. … Read more >>
Preamble: Ten answers, each forming at least a significant part of a member of a larger thematic set, must be modified before entry. Half of these entries indicate progress while the rest display … Read more >>
Anyone for charades?
Surprise, surprise! I certainly wasn’t expecting to find Phi’s latest puzzle waiting for me when I sat down this morning. And no, I didn’t go to bed on Monday night and sleep straight … Read more >>
Found this tough, but with lots of fun and inventive cluing. A ‘singing’ theme in the clues…
Thanks Provis for an enjoyable puzzle (which I had to do in a hurry; and sorry for the delay). Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Support person on call (5,2) STAND BY … Read more >>
A pleasant surprise to see Nutmeg’s name today, but this was definitely not your usual “easy” Monday puzzle, with a couple of obscure words and some tricky clueing. So, a slight shock to … Read more >>
For me, a bit of a mixed bag this morning. I’ve given up on the Monday Indy being ‘the easy one’, and of course apart from custom, there’s no reason why it should … Read more >>
A very enjoyable solve as always, and perhaps a little gentler than a couple of weeks that I’ve blogged recently. In fact I got a little overexcited in trying for an unaided finish … Read more >>
Just like buses … you wait ages for one and then another one comes along straight afterwards. We hadn’t seen Nitsy for ages in the Indy until his puzzle a couple of weeks … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3597.
I thought this had more that its fair share of clues on the harder end of the spectrum. Dare I say I understand all definitions and wordplay (yes, I know, I’m begging to be corrected).