Never knowingly undersolved
I think this was my first Gila ‘regular’ cryptic solve, although I have come across his/her thematic/barred offerings in the Inquisitor and EV series, and my first Gila blog… I found this a … Read more >>
A Playfair code this week – a bit like Marmite you either love them or hate them and neither are available at Tesco. Some unusual definitions were probably the hardest part of the … Read more >>
A fairly mild Prize puzzle from Paul, after some tough challenges during the previous week. Paul has given us some easy charades, at 12,22,24,27ac and 7 and 18dn, to get us started / … Read more >>
A really neat themed puzzle from Gaff!! A lot of fun solving including the expected toughies (parsing more difficult than solving when it comes to Gaff). Thanks a lot Gaff for a winnieng puzzle.
A nice crossword from Radian today. Lots of pleasant clues with smooth surfaces, although as an ex-maths teacher I have misgivings about 14ac.
A crossword with some innovative clue construction. Thanks to Philistine for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cast in 10 officers (6) POLICE : “c” substituted for “t” in(C … Read more >>
Not sure how I feel about this puzzle…
This is the first Lohengrin puzzle we have blogged, and it really had the old grey matter whirring! At one point we were so stumped we thought we’d have to give up on … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27014.
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 3, 2016
Last time no Rufus nor Dante, ‘this’ Monday they were both there.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1, 2016 This puzzle took me a while to solve with the top-right quadrant proving the most challenging. My clue of the week is … Read more >>
There is something reassuringly familiar about logging on to one’s computer and finding that one’s Wednesday morning crossword has been set by Dac. And, of course, Dac has not disappointed, providing us with … Read more >>
I would call this an enjoyable and straightforward except for there being one clue I cannot explain, so perhaps not so strightforward after all. Can someone help me out please! Thanks Gurney.
Here’s the second Chifonie puzzle I have blogged in two weeks – after a rather long absence, Chifonie appears to be back! A straightforward puzzle, with a characteristic medley of anagrams, charades and … Read more >>
A large 14×14 grid and lots of clues (50) to solve this week. And anagrams galore! The rubric read: All grid entries are real words or phrases. In each across clue, a jumbled … Read more >>