Never knowingly undersolved
Partial Survival by Schadenfreude Single letters overlooked by wordplay given by 19 clues in clue order provide the theme. Wordplay given by the remaining clues includes an extra letter; in clue order … Read more >>
A slow solve, with a few of the longer clues holding out for a while but being very gettable in the end [with a little general knowledge]. Favourites were 12ac, 14ac, and 8dn/16ac.
Medium-hard for Tuesday, with a nice mix of clues.
Surprise, surprise: it is Tuesday today and yet we have Phi’s latest puzzle to contend with. I haven’t spotted any theme in this puzzle at all, let alone one that would suggest its … Read more >>
Thanks to Matilda for this enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Arms, bottom and tops of neck and legs (7) ARSENAL : ARSE(bottom/a person’s rear end) plus(and) 1st letters, … Read more >>
A pleasant start to the week.
After wrongly predicting a Paul on Friday last week, my psychic powers returned today when they told me I’d be blogging a Vulcan. I’m afraid I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for his … Read more >>
Another Tees puzzle, another Pierre blog. Happy days. I found it a well-constructed and thoughtfully clued puzzle, with some clever double definitions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Quite a quick solve again. Only half a dozen gaps after the first pass mostly in the top right where 5A Fillip and 11A Scrutineer gave me the most trouble. All the wordplay … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. Thanks to Raich for today’s entertainment, which I found of a nice Sunday level of difficulty. In an enjoyable solve, my favourites were probably … Read more >>
After taking a battering from Vlad in the January Genius, I was hoping for something a little gentler this time, but it was not to be. There are no special instructions for this … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3776.
The most reliable setter there is. Thank you Azed.
Another Dalibor this Saturday
Paul has had a bit of a delve into his box of tricks for this week’s Prize puzzle. I found this rather slow going at first, with nothing entered in the bottom half … Read more >>