Never knowingly undersolved
Swaps due to holidays (mainly afloat!) mean that I have two blogs in a row. This time Ho is on holiday, so it was down to me (Hi) to complete and blog this … Read more >>
After a week totally away from crosswords – many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me last Monday – it was a bit of a shock to see Vlad’s name on this … Read more >>
This was a tough challenge from Neo that tests your general knowledge as much as it does your ability to decipher the clues.
Radian occupies the Tuesday slot with a crossword that is mainly filled with well known words. I have solved this in a bit of a sticks and string fashion given my … Read more >>
Moley produces a Quiptic for us only once every couple of months, but her puzzles often turn up on my watch. Which is no hardship at all. She’s good, you know. I thought … Read more >>
A cheeky little number from Crosophile today…
A nice, gentle, start to the week with plenty of anagrams, double and cryptic defs. Thanks Rufus.
This seemed tougher than many Eye grids of late. I certainly had trouble getting started – I read all the way down to 24A before finding the first answer, and after the “first … Read more >>
With only four solutions entered during my first, quick pass through the clues I thought this one was going to be tough but thereafter I made steady progress and was able to complete … Read more >>
A quick solve and a quick blog.
It seems that Azed gives us one of these specials, or something like it, every two or three years, and very enjoyable it is. Although, as he says himself in his preamble, ‘The … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle, with the northwest corner being the last one in. Thanks to Hypnos. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Girl outwardly loving and enchanting (9) GLAMOROUS : The 1st and … Read more >>
Raffles is a relatively new setter with his first EV last November, no. 1149 Common Usage with its Nancy Mitford theme. His first Listener was a few weeks ago — no. 4356 Mashonaland, … Read more >>
We certainly found this tough going – lots of lovely clues to enjoy along the way, though. Thanks to Paul for a difficult but fun challenge. Across 1. Lean to one side, then … Read more >>
When I first saw the grid I thought there would be a Nina message on the perimeter somehow. This grid is surely crying out for it. But no, forget the perimeter this is … Read more >>