Never knowingly undersolved
A very enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon that looked rather impenetrable at first, with its many cross-references. I was lucky to guess 19d early on, which led me to the gateway answer at 26,1,10, … Read more >>
I don’t think I’ve blogged a Quiptic before but I was happy to stand in today. This one fills the bill admirably, I think, with a good variety of clue types, all fairly … Read more >>
We don’t see Silvanus that often in the Indy, so I was pleased to have the chance to blog one of his puzzles this morning. Took a bit of getting into, mind you. … Read more >>
A gentle start to the week from Chifonie.
Thanks Armonie for a pleasant solve!
I think it is fair to assume that the scheduled blogger is not going to turn up today (after all, it is 4pm) so here is an analysis of the clues, with no … Read more >>
I found this one to be very much towards the easier end of the Genius spectrum (probably welcome to some after last month’s Enigmatist), perhaps because I started with the down clues and … Read more >>
A typically enjoyable Sunday Lunch puzzle from the Indy. Thank you Poins.
Some delightful new words here, both in the clues and solutions.
Ouch! My brain has only just recovered from the pummelling it received from Enigmatist/Nimrod’s recent Grauniad Genius, so to get a Saturday Indy from him as well could inflict further neural damage… …and … Read more >>
Is there such a thing as an ALTERNATIVE TO A BEER? Shurely just shomething to precede/follow/accompany/complement?… The preamble states that: “In ALTERNATIVE TO A BEER?, a theme word (4) must be written below … Read more >>
Great fun! Thank you Paul.
Apologies for the late blog and the short write up. Busy day today and I just managed to get to the puzzle. Thanks Bradman.
My four week blogging cycle begins as ever with a Phi puzzle. A hidden entry reversed across four separate words stood out for me in the blog today – OBSIDIAN at … Read more >>
We feel privileged to be doing the Friday Guardian and what a fun one too!