Never knowingly undersolved
Another sound puzzle from Everyman. Of the 28 clues, there was one hidden reversed, one anagram and two dds; the remaining 24 were charades or insertions. A bit of … Read more >>
This all went in quickly and smoothly, with the application of quantities of educated guesswork, and just a bit of trouble finishing off the NW corner. Thanks to Azed. … Read more >>
Thanks to Hoskin for a hard enough IoS. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 I rent pets or fish out (3,5,6) THE FIRST PERSON : Anagram of(… out) RENT PETS OR … Read more >>
We haven’t blogged a Klingsor for a while, but we always enjoy his puzzles – this was no exception. We can’t see a theme or a nina, but that doesn’t mean there … Read more >>
A puzzle with some brilliance but with one answer which is not to be found in most dictionaries.
A delightfully short preamble this week: In KEITH, solvers must complete the unclued row (13, four words), and then highlight the symmetrically placed six-letter surnames of four people most closely associated with the … Read more >>
Phi’s latest teaser brings this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end in time-honoured fashion. I found this puzzle to be quite a challenge and, although I solved quite a few clues … Read more >>
Another of Tramp’s clever “theme-in-the-clues” puzzles, where as usual no knowledge of the subject is needed. There seem to be quite a few musical references (some perhaps a bit tenuous) in the answers … Read more >>
A superb challenge from Wanderer, thanks to whom for a riveting session of solving. Several favorite clues here, many of which had good misdirection without compromising on clue integrity.
This wasn’t easy – in the initial stages, it felt like I was stuck after every other entry. Thanks to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. This was one for fans of … Read more >>
Wiglaf is a setter I have struggled with in the past, so let’s see how we get on this time. I found this difficult. Indeed, some of the clues would … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 3, 2018
Eileen and I are organising another Derby Sloggers and Betters Day on Saturday 5th May. Those who have attended such events already will know what it’s about. For those that haven’t been before, … Read more >>
What a difficult puzzle this was. There were lots of clues that I just couldn’t do for a long time, but I hoped to be able to complete the blog to my satisfaction; which I thought was on, but as you will see below just failed.
The less than 50% checking in several of the answers irritated me and justified me in my failure to make faster progress; quite wrong of course. The actual clues were very good and I have no excuse.
Definitions underlined in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.