Never knowingly undersolved
We always look forward to Morph’s puzzles, so we were delighted to encounter him today. Lots of ingenious devices get to keep us on our toes. Being a Morph, we expected a … Read more >>
My solving notes for TREASURE HUNT simply say ‘WOW!’ once I got to the end of this Herculean task… Yet another carte blanche – no bars, clue numbers or even enumerations! – but at … Read more >>
I found this tricky at first, but figuring out the numerous reference to “city” in the clues got me going. As inventive and entertaining as always – thank you Paul.
A good workout from NEO this friday, thanks to whom for enlivening my day. Several elegant surfaces and precise cluing ..
A meaty challenge from Vlad today. I made slow progress at the start, but gradually speeded up as I went along, with some satisfying penny-drop moments. I can’t see any themes or Ninas … Read more >>
A good example of a national daily crossword today with a good mix of general knowledge and a wide range of cluing. I have tossed a few of the entries … Read more >>
This excellent offering from Anglio gave me much trouble, although there are not really any clues that now are incomprehensible. Which is not to say that my explanations will be the correct ones.
Definitions underlined, in maroon I hope. Anagram indicators in italics.
This is not one for the faint-hearted,…
Thanks Paul for an enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 A 20, exceptionally rare (9) PRICELESS : Double defn: 1st: Hilarious;a scream, answer to 20 down. 10 Bound to … Read more >>
I didn’t know I was going to be covering this puzzle when I solved it 8 days ago, had I done I would have made some notes at the time. However, coming back … Read more >>
I struggled with this but got there in the end.
Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us last week. We missed blogging Harry’s offering, but were glad we didn’t have to. Internet access was dodgy and we had very little time … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27546.
Northern Lights by Phi Orthernay Ightslay ybay Iphay The unclued entries (none of which is a word) can be converted to a list of names with something in common by the application of … Read more >>
Good fun for a Tuesday, simple enough but with a few pleasantly laboured jokes thrown in.