Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Falcon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Enormous deficiency in fossil fuel (8) COLOSSAL : LOSS(that which could lead to a deficiency/a shortage) contained in(in) COAL(fossil fuel of carbonised … Read more >>
Another blast from the past – last seen Charybdis here in June 12017. Another short preamble … Preamble: Six clue answers must be amended before entry in the grid, with removed letters … Read more >>
Well, that was fun. An obvious theme of years in the clues, some of them actually being other things in disguise. Inevitably heavy on general knowledge, which some people may not like, but … Read more >>
It’s been over a year since we last blogged a Vigo puzzle. Initially we were disappointed by this puzzle – maybe because we completed it very quickly. Vigo’s previous puzzles have usually incorporated … Read more >>
Sorry for late post… ACROSS 1 Take a big risk with stage production using flames (4,4,4) PLAY WITH FIRE Double definition 8 Obscure relative has ward but no wife or daughter (7) UNCLEAR … Read more >>
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. I fancy we might be hearing ‘too hard for a Quiptic’, which I wouldn’t disagree with; but I thought it was also let down by … Read more >>
I found this a mixture of easy and tricky clues.
A gentle start to he week from Vulcan.
All four of my periodic blogs have converged on this weekend…good job I haven’t got a lot of other things to do, or places to be!…
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Everyman, who continues to deliver in a slightly quirky style that’s becoming familiar. As usual, the anagram indicators are inventive (not to say dubious in a couple of … Read more >>
This is Azed 2498. He is moving ever closer to the impressive 2,500 mark I found this to be a fairly standard Azed, well clued as ever with an eclectic mix … Read more >>
A commenter on the blog for Genius 201 revealed that they had test-solved this puzzle, and we were in for ‘an absolute corker‘. Time will tell!
A nice mixed bag of clues. Thank you Tees. ACROSS 9 ICELANDER Just one left with Cinderella, beaten in National (9) anagram (beaten) of CINDERELLA with only one L (left) 10 AGGRO … Read more >>
An enjoyable solve from Dalibor today…but is there more than meets the eye?…
It has been SHORTS weather a lot recently – has Piccadilly been putting his(?) knobbly knees on display?!