Never knowingly undersolved
As the frost makes a welcome return a warming crossword from Nimrod? Maybe for warming read warning! Nimrod’s puzzles are always extreme and this one was no exception. A very fine balancing line … Read more >>
Eleven unclued answers, but all the clues are normal then four cells to highlight (the missing item that could n’t be kept). A short preamble indeed but is it also a short solve? … Read more >>
Phi day again! As usual, we enjoyed this Phi offering – in the middle of the range of difficulty we have come to expect from our Friday setter. There was only one word we … Read more >>
On the easier side of offerings that I have seen from Wanderer, thanks to whom for a gentle workout.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27440.
I’ve said several times that I’ve run out of things to say about Picaroon’s puzzles – I just love them and it was a real treat to see his name this morning. There’s … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here.
It has been a long time since I have blogged a puzzle by Morph and I had almost forgotten quite how much fun his puzzles can be. I found this to be towards … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 10, 2018
Lor! Oh so good. Thank you and please come back more often.
Tees has been appearing one, two or three times a month recently, at weekends as well as midweek. There was an appropriate balance in the top and bottom row of … Read more >>
Qaos up to his usual tricks…
It’s been three years since Nudd set an Inquisitor, so it’s a pleasant change to see one now. The preamble told us that "a single letter must be jettisoned from … Read more >>
Quite a challenge from Knut today, which took a long time and even then I was defeated by 4dn. My guess is that there were a number of details that passed me by.
Crucible gives us a good workout this morning, with a couple of clues I can’t parse to my complete satisfaction. There’s a fairly obvious construction theme in the answers, with MASON, BUILDING, BRICKS … Read more >>