Never knowingly undersolved
Unusually, there was no Paul puzzle in Guardian last week, so here he is early on to compensate – maybe we’ll see him on Saturday as well. I found this one a bit … Read more >>
Punk appears in the Independent series a little bit less than once a month but it’s always a pleasure to see a Punk puzzle There was one clearly defined theme … Read more >>
A tad tougher than Tuesday’s norm, and the better for it.
A bit tricky for a Quiptic, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 9 Case … Read more >>
Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)
Last time around Hoskins was well oiled, a much more sober affair today.
I said in my last scheduled Everyman blog that it can be difficult to find something to write about in the preamble and I’m having the same problem today. This solve was one of those … Read more >>
The usual Azed. All pretty sound so far as I can see. You really need to have Chambers by your side; it would be an endless task for me to explain everything everywhere.
As always the definitions are underlined and in maroon.
I found this tough going for an IoS puzzle, in fact tough going, full stop. It’s all fair (although there’s one I can’t parse). When I was writing up the … Read more >>
A nice solid cryptic offering from Klingsor here – with some interesting surface readings and mis-directions… No obvious theme or nina that I could see. There seems to be a higher than ‘average’ number … Read more >>
Whodunnit?
Take away the “Where’s my prize?” and “No i at the newsagent’s today, please would you send IQ” emails from my inbox, and there are still a significant number of correspondents bemoaning harsh difficulty levels. I find this quite hard to fathom, particular in the year just past.
A complex preamble to say the least. Two set s of clue amendments to produce two messages – extra letters to be removed from the clue and wordplay with an additional letter. Add … Read more >>
I think this was toughest prize puzzle we’ve done in a while, although that was partly due to putting in the wrong answer in 23 down (see below) – lovely clues, though, and … Read more >>
Relatively easier workout from Alberich this Friday. Thanks Alberich !!!
Well, another Phi-day and a relatively straightforward challenge today. However, with a few unusual words and several names in the grid, we couldn’t help thinking that there must be a theme. We … Read more >>