Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Form of ID personal assistants wear (8) PASSPORT : PAS(plural of abbrev. for “personal assistant”) + SPORT(to wear;to have on a distinctive … Read more >>
Good Monday mental workout!
A short blog for a short solve…
Yesss … after a frustratingly long absence, a chance to indulge myself (I think setters and scheduling editors have been doing it on purpose, frankly.) Oh, and as well as the two … Read more >>
Cyclops is pretty much on-the-button this fortnight, with some familiar establishment targets, and a recently-resigned minister, to boot… Some historical references too – MUSSOLINI, Queen Vic’s (apocryphal?) saying – (we are) NOT AMUSED … Read more >>
Edit: Please see comment #50 for details of the Friday evening Ale Trail.
An update from John Henderson:
Here’s my end-of-summer update and request for details; comments posted here will form the basis for catering numbers at the Friday and Saturday events. Even if you have previously indicated attendance or accommodation requirements, please would you do the following and give your A-E attendance details in a post hereinunder.
A pleasant Sunday morning solve with, for me, several highlights. I particularly enjoyed 13ac, 25ac and 20dn so thanks to Nitsy and the 14ac 3dn. . Across 1 Resisting whimsical carol we hear … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3752.
A middle difficulty Azed this week. Thank you.
If this puzzle from Klingsor was a meal, I rushed through the starter, and choked on a couple of small bones towards the end…but was left with a sweet taste overall… I made fairly … Read more >>
For three of the last four years, on this particular day, Crucible has presented us with a puzzle themed on the Last Night of the Proms – and I’ve been lucky enough to … Read more >>
“In DRIVER, a word is to be removed from each clue before solving. Letters formed by adding the initial letter of that word to the last letter of the clue answer define a word (A=1,27; B=2,28; etc). Solvers must reveal that word by highlighting seven of its examples, a total of 51 cells. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, but does not give 40ac (in OED) and 3dn (a fairly common term).”
A slow start, but once having got a foothold, it wasn’t as bad as it first seemed. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Part of Tennessee Williams’ last … Read more >>
This was a rather-kinder-than-usual crossword from Phi, but its neat clueing was as good as always.
I shall not be in later so won’t be able to react to any comments until late on Saturday at the earliest.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
A typical workout from Redshank, thanks to whom for setting a solid challenge. In my opinon, one of the more balanced crosswords I have solved recently, being not too easy and not too difficult .