Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Irony of lake’s contribution to climate change? (8) METALLIC : Anagram of(… change) [ L(abbrev. for “lake”) plus(‘s contribution to) CLIMATE ]. … Read more >>
We always look forward to blogging Monk’s puzzles…….
Falcon provides thsi morning’s entertainment.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 6, 2019
Gila has set our mid-week puzzle this time, on a less common grid with three 15-letter lights. I found this quite a teaser, and although I made swift progress through the top half, … Read more >>
A trickier than usual puzzle from Gozo today. Thank you Gozo.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27875.
This is Vismut’s second puzzle in the Inquisitor series. I blogged her previous one which was themed on the nursery rhyme, Oranges & Lemons. There was a good deal of thematic material in … Read more >>
It’s always a real pleasure to find Qaos’ name on a puzzle I’m down to blog – except there’s always pressure, too. While a number of setters sometimes have themes, we know that … Read more >>
A fast Tuesday solve, although not without style and Hamilton’s (occasional) trademark buccanneer way with The Rules.
Radian has given us what I thought was a fairly gentle crossword today For a change, I have been able to parse all the entries before getting too deeply into … Read more >>
Spicier than the usual Monday, and it’s always nice to see Arachne on any day of the week. Lovely surfaces and wordplay, with plenty of smiles and some outright laughs – favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 21dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Arachne.
A well crafted puzzle by Phi of very high quality. This was much more accessible than last Monday’s puzzle (no obscure bands, at any rate) but still required a lot of careful thought to decrypt all the clues.
I don’t think we’ve ever had a dud Quiptic – barely a dud clue – from Matilda in the time she has been setting for this slot. Another good’un this morning to get … Read more >>
Good puzzle to kick off the week.