Never knowingly undersolved
One of Azed’s easier puzzles. By Azed standards, this was quite straightforward. I judge difficulty of barred crosswords by how far I get before I have to resort to dictionaries. In this case, … Read more >>
A gentle puzzle, and an enjoyable one. Thank you Nitsy. ACROSS 1 VERY Each head’s scratched fiercely (4) eVERY (each) with first letter (head) missing (scratched, deleted) 3 SPACE BAR Stretch bra … Read more >>
A puzzle from Morph – a guarantee of some fun. A quirky puzzle as I expected. 6ac had me in stitches from the off. Suspect it will lose a bit in the telling … Read more >>
A delightful puzzle from Kruger, whose monicker is reminiscent of a famous ‘park’ in South Africa…
Super puzzle. Thank you Paul. It took me a while to catch on to the theme which I would describe as hidden in plain sight. I experimented with all sort of fiendish thematic … Read more >>
Phi is in his usual Friday slot this week It wasn’t until I nearly finished the blog and was writing up GROUCH when I realised that there were nearly five … Read more >>
A straightforward challenge today from BRADMAN. Thanks Don. FF: 7 DD: 6 ACROSS 1 CHERUB Innocent child – baby hugging mother, not half! (6) CUB (baby) containing (hugging) motHER (not half i.e. without … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28218. Definitely a quirky puzzle from Paul – I suspect that it will elicit a marmite response. A good part of the quirkiness, but by no means … Read more >>
I’m lucky enough to have landed a puzzle by another of my favourite setters to blog today. It’s Brendan, with a themed puzzle which is just my cup of tea. Brendan is a … Read more >>
A tricky offering from Jason today. It took me a while to get started this morning. My first pass of the across clues only yielded a handful of short answers, but the down … Read more >>
It’s always a pleasure to solve a crossword by Serpent. As ever, difficult but quite obvious once you see the answer, which is just as it should be. Definitions in forestgreen, underlined (yes … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 8, 2020 We have not had a Chalmie in our weekend space since 2018 and this time he treats us to a puzzle with an … Read more >>
Congratulation to Monk on a great achievement! I suppose producing 500 puzzles is an achievement in itself, but producing 500 fresh and inventive puzzles is another thing altogether. Fab! ACROSS 7 DUENNA Governess … Read more >>
Eccles fills the mid-week slot again this week – we’re in for some fun! Another great, accessible puzzle from Eccles this week, with the trademark smooth surfaces and occasional smiles. There was one … Read more >>
A mix of difficulties for me, with the last few clues taking quite a while. Favourites were 1ac, 14ac, 18ac, 2dn, 4dn, and 24dn. Thanks to Imogen There are a few clues that … Read more >>