Never knowingly undersolved
There’s nothing particularly wrong with this, but somehow it didn’t entertain me as much as Paul’s puzzles usually do. Nevertheless there was some good stuff here – thanks to Paul. … Read more >>
Eccles is standing in for Dac again this week, and it’s fallen to us to blog the puzzle, as we did in January. We found this an enjoyable, straightforward solve, although we did … Read more >>
Preamble: One entry per column contains a clash in one cell, which must be entered in a way consistent with the theme. Wordplay for the other column entry (with the exception of the … Read more >>
Today’s Hamilton is surrounded by drama…
A stellar theme, but not such a stellar puzzle.
Gila is occupying the Tuesday slot this week and is a compiler whose work I am fairly familiar with but which I have little experience of blogging. This puzzle turned out to be … Read more >>
Thanks to Beale, for a puzzle pitched at about the right level of difficulty for a Quiptic. Enjoyable, even if one had to wait almost a day for it. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27113.
Not quite sure how many points I’d award this on the degree of difficulty scale. There were enough to get you going, certainly; but a few proved tricky for this solver. … Read more >>
Cyclops is giving us a very bleak analysis of the state of the world with a Trump heavy set of clues However the puzzle itself proved to be one of the quickest solves … Read more >>
It’s been a while since I locked horns with Poins, which used to be a regular Sunday occurrence. This was good, though I seemed to find the going a bit more of a … Read more >>
I thought this was not just tough, but in places, somewhat unfair.
A fairly hard Azed this time — with more than its fair share of heraldic terms, intricate wordplays and one very nice “follow-on” clue.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3668.
Not a lot of wasted space in today’s grid – a snakey puzzle from Serpent beckons. Some excellent clues to fill the space too. I liked 1ac for its brevity and 22ac for … Read more >>