Never knowingly undersolved
My apologies: I had intended to do this blog today, using the nice software that gives you the clues, but when I came to do so I found that this week’s puzzle was already … Read more >>
Hello all, Not sure if it was just me, but I struggled a bit with this one – the usual recipe of straightforward constructions with a bit of general knowledge was out of balance … Read more >>
Is it my imagination or have these puzzles become somewhat easier in recent weeks? It’s now taking me longer to write the blog than it did to solve the puzzle. Across 1 … Read more >>
An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of Faro inn? (5,3) TAPAS BAR : TAB(the bill for spending, say, … Read more >>
It seems to bit a little while since I’ve come up against Monk. I always enjoy the challenged, but can rarely quite finish a puzzle off. That was the case here, where 13 … Read more >>
It looks as if, the way these things turn out, this is the first of Arachne’s puzzles that I’ve written the blog post for since April 2011, which is a great shame. This … Read more >>
One of my favourite setters this week, and a nice short preamble. Nine answers were connected to their grid entry in some way, with the remaining clues having something restored before solving. 1ac … Read more >>
The usual software tool I use to blog is down today so please bear with me on this one. Also apologies for the late post, as I was traveling and solved this in-flight. Not sure how this will turn out in the blog so do ignore any formatting issues too.
Maybe I get excited too easily but I absolutely enjoyed this delightful Chalmie teaser from start to finish, with hardly any clue that didnt make me go “Awesome!!”.
An enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle, though I made things harder for myself by careless entering a couple of vaguely-plausible but wrong answers early on. Thanks to Crucible There’s a theme of weather … Read more >>
Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>
I have had few opportunities to solve and blog puzzles compiled by Alchemi so far, so I was rather looking forward to this, despite having to rely on a less than optimum internet … Read more >>
An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Model soldier briefly lost (7) PARAGON : PARA(short for “paratrooper”;a soldier) + “gone”(lost) … Read more >>
A crossword that taught us a couple of things and made us smile, Thank you, Hamilton.
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 16, 2015
Calling this crossword a write-in may sound patronising towards some solvers but I am afraid I found this – for 95% – a very easy puzzle.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2015 Welcome back Rosa! Good to see you here again. And with a puzzle as clever and as challenging as usual with a few … Read more >>