Never knowingly undersolved
For once I do have something to say about an Everyman cryptic other than the usual comments about smooth surfaces etc. I was rather surprised by the definition in 9ac when there are other … Read more >>
Poins has a particular style of setting, which I am finally getting used to. I still find that I need to ponder his clues longer than other IoS setters, but that’s no bad … Read more >>
‘Chandler’ is a new name to me, and not obviously present on this site or the inter-web generally, so either a debutant(e?) or yet another collaboration of existing setters… The preamble states that: … Read more >>
Another enjoyable hour or so trawling through the Big Red Book. Thank you Azed.
A challenging puzzle from Anax this week…with some clever cross-references, silky surface readings and a bit of mirthful misdirection… After a bit of a flying start from letting my eye roam straight to 23D … Read more >>
No clue numbers this week but an alphabetical across and down ordering with 10 misprints in definitions giving a clue to the puzzle’s theme. Also 6 unclued entries which are wholly blank in … Read more >>
An impressive prize crossword from Picaroon, for reasons I’ll explain below…. There was some rubric for this puzzle, which read: Wordplay in each clue ignores a letter required in the solution What only … Read more >>
An enjoyable, but definitely not a walkover – at least not when parsing – puzzle from Qaos, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Again, apologies for the late blog, but a visit … Read more >>
Phi-day again, and the usual excellent puzzle. Lots to enjoy, but we just cannot figure out 22ac – there’s only one word that fits, and there’s a straightforward definition, but how on … Read more >>
A super fun puzzle from WANDERER today .. with some excellent surfaces and witty cluing.
My apologies for the late posting, which is due to unforeseen circumstances this afternoon. This is only the second occasion on which I have blogged a puzzle by Dutch, and I have to … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27344.
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 23, 2017
Enjoyable Falcon puzzle (in his familiar, very accessible style) to enliven my Monday breakfast.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 21, 2017