Never knowingly undersolved
Serpent: no bars, no numbers just like the previous one I blogged last month, but otherwise normal (no corrections/drop-outs, no thematic way to enter answers). Preamble: Clues are presented in the usual … Read more >>
I’m always pleased to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle and it seems a long time since I blogged one of his. I enjoyed solving this – there are some nice clues here … Read more >>
Thanks to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined under the clues. There are a number of clues/solutions connected to food, and to mental states, whether coincidentally or not. Across 1 Merriment shown by artist in … Read more >>
You never know who to expect on Tuesday ……… …. but we do expect a theme. We guessed it could be SYMPHONIES having noticed UNFINISHED and PASTORAL in the completed grid. We … Read more >>
Pasquale doesn’t often compile the Quiptic, but when he does, you know that it will be sound as a pound. This would be a good one to sit down and do with a … Read more >>
A satisfying solve this morning with a dependably good challenge from Velia. Almost a pangram but not quite – just missing Q and Z. I enjoyed the contronyms. A couple of solutions required … Read more >>
We don’t see Raich in the Indy as often as we used to, so I was pleased to find his name at the top of the puzzle this morning. I found this one … Read more >>
A nice start to the week with a lot of neat cluing – my favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 27ac, 8dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Vulcan. ACROSS 9 ONE-LEGGED Needing support, being half … Read more >>
We are well into ‘post-Covid’ setting now, with ‘lockdown’ and ‘coronavirus’ both getting a mention in the clues. Lockdown frustration still seems to be getting the better of Cyclops, with lots of sexual … Read more >>
All good fun. Thank you Wire. ACROSS 1 SHAKEDOWN Extortion in America? Arab chief audibly unhappy (9) SHAKE sounds like (audibly) “sheik” (Arab chief) then DOWN (unhappy) 6 TIFF Twisted healthy wolf’s … Read more >>
Everyman’s recent run of slightly harder puzzles continues – but it’s an enjoyable one. As usual some of the definitions involve a bit of lateral thinking, and the wordplay in 25a is not … Read more >>
Fewer gratuitously obscure words than usual. Azed in a gentle mood perhaps? Thank you Azed ACROSS 1 WIGHTLY German, height short, taken in by cunning swiftly (7) G (German) HT (height, short=abbrev) inside … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone, and happy Caturday. I hope your eyes are brighter than mine, and your tails bushier. After wilting in the heat in what has felt … Read more >>
A pretty complicated preamble, and a pretty complicated solve! Could ‘PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE’ be a (wishful) reference to lockdown life for many of us?!
Very enjoyable indeed. Thank you Picaroon. ACROSS 1 LUSTRE Outspoken person desiring brilliance (6) sounds like (out-spoken) “luster” (person desiring) 5 PASTICHE Plane’s nose sparkling white and red in take-off (8) Plane … Read more >>