Never knowingly undersolved
If you were here earlier looking for the blog, you will have seen that I posted a note to say that this morning’s Quiptic had not yet been published on the Grauniad website … Read more >>
The online version of the crossword hasn’t yet appeared, so I’ve had to solve and blog in a bit of a rush. Favourite today was 11dn. Thanks, Rufus.
Edit: the crossword is now available online on the Guardian website
It’s been 2 years since I last blogged an Alchemi and this I found rather tricky in places
A relatively easy Genius, or so I found, with plenty of simple entry clues peppered around the grid to enable a foothold to be gained. Given that 10ac was unclued, and a key … Read more >>
A nice comparatively easy Azed today — the last one I did was his P.D. at the start of May, and that took ages. This one didn’t, although it was less fun. But very enjoyable, though. 8dn?
As always I haven’t bothered to explain the difficult words.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Well it’s Everyman, there’s rarely much to say about these rather fine, if easyish crosswords
Nice and varied, not too hard or easy, just right for a Sunday. Thank you Poins.
I believe this is the first time I’ve blogged a Wiglaf puzzle. It was a good one, though I’ll admit I struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar setter’s style in this case, and … Read more >>
A cinematic pun-fest from Samuel this week, in MYTHOLOGICAL FILM CLUB… The preamble states that: “In a game of MYTHOLOGICAL FILM CLUB, ten thematic clues each consist of a partial film title which … Read more >>
I found this tricky, it was hard work all the way through to the end. Very enjoyable work though, thank you Puck.
Nicely clued and quickly solved for the most part, held up by a few obscurities. Favourite was 2dn – thanks, Pasquale.
As with most Fridays we have a puzzle from Phi There is a theme linking some of the entries in the grid – BLACK CHAIR (1 across; 29 across), SPECIALIST … Read more >>
Yet another refreshingly clever challenge from a much welcome setter. Thanks Redshank!!
An excellent crossword from Serpent today. It was tough — for me, at any rate — but well worth struggling with, for there were some very good clues and the whole thing hung together nicely. I particularly enjoyed 2dn.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
An almost perfect Thursday offering from MUDD