Never knowingly undersolved
Extra words in all clues – to be used to find two instructions. Then change a further character in the grid and then…..hopefully it will make more sense once the crossword element of … Read more >>
I have to say my heart sank a bit at seeing from the surface readings here and that there was a horsey theme. It turned out there wasn’t much racing knowledge needed, but … Read more >>
Bradman returns this Friday, to dish out a straightforward challenge. I thought there were a higher-than-average number of hidden solutions and anagrams, which did help make quick work of the puzzle. Thanks Bradman.
I found this puzzle rather a strange mixture of easy and difficult clues, with quite a few nitpicks, noted below. In particular there are a couple of oddities where something seems to be … Read more >>
Another classic Phi puzzle this Phiday. As is so often the case with Phi’s puzzles these days, we can’t see a theme or nina here, but that doesn’t mean to … Read more >>
Tyrus has provided our cruciverbal workout for today, on a grid that contains a lot of fairly short entries and reveals fewer first letters than the average grid. It has been quite a … Read more >>
Thanks Crucible for a crossword, fairly gentle for the latter half of the week. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 All of us sniff a new career (5,4) HUMAN RACE : … Read more >>
The puzzle can be printed off here
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 7, 2018
Yet another witty and entertaining puzzle from Julius. Thank you.
Anglio seems to have been appearing quarterly recently. This is the first time I have blogged an Anglio and trawling through other bloggers comments, he / she seems to present a challenge. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27486.
Shark provided the Inquisition this week. The preamble told us that four clashes need to be resolved by producing real words in the final grid. In order to create this, … Read more >>
I enjoyed this crossword by a setter whose crosswords I have never blogged. Previous puzzles seem to have been rather difficult. This one was also on the hard side, but there are some very good clues here and it all just about makes sense after solving.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
I was surprised to find that I was more than usual on Boatman’s wavelength this morning. Shortly after midnight, I took what was intended to be a quick peep at the puzzle before … Read more >>