Never knowingly undersolved
A delightful puzzle from Nutmeg; not difficult, but with elegant and witty clueing throughout, and some nicely concealed definitions. I was helped by spotting the Nina early on: around the perimeter we have … Read more >>
Monk provides the Thursday challenge in this week’s Independent series. Monk has obviously reached a landmark in his setting career and I’m guessing he has set 150 (CL in Roman … Read more >>
Don’t try to solve this if you’re hungry… …some of the answers in today’s puzzle relate to food (COLD TURKEY, CHICKEN, TOASTIE, CURRY etc). This was a typical Orense crossword, with sensible surfaces … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2019
A tough puzzle from Monk, but a good one. Thank you Monk. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…. There once was a time when seeing Monk’s … Read more >>
Long gone seem to be the days when Wednesday was comparatively gentle, with Dac’s excellent but not all that demanding offerings every week. The last two Wednesdays that I’ve blogged have been rather … Read more >>
Imogen goes heavy on the general knowledge today.
Thanks to Gurney for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Eyeing from here, proves boat is not manoeuvring? (11,4) OBSERVATION POST : Anagram of(… manoeuvring) PROVES BOAT IS … Read more >>
This will be the fourth out of seven Inquisitor puzzles from eXtent that I’ve blogged – the previous one was around the time of the first Brexit deadline. Preamble: In accordance with … Read more >>
It’s Knut’s turn this week for the Tuesday slot. We also blogged his last very entertaining puzzle in the Indy.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27958.
Thanks to Armonie!
A characteristic Monday medley from Chifonie, with really neat surfaces throughout – mostly straightforward, with one or two slight niggles, noted below. Thanks to Chifonie for easing us into the week. Definitions are … Read more >>
Carpathian has a tersely clued Quiptic for us, so the blog is similarly terse. Good puzzle. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Vigo can always be relied upon to give us a well-constructed and enjoyable puzzle in the Monday slot, and this was exactly that. My only comment is that it … Read more >>