Never knowingly undersolved
This was a puzzle I had to pick away at a bit at a time. I never seemed to get a grip on it during the solve. The few answers I got on … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from Philistine to brighten up what was a pretty dull Saturday morning. There is a theme, which I wasn’t familiar with in detail. I haven’t read the books and I’m … Read more >>
A proper challenge from WANDERER this Friday that gave me many a hair-pulling moment.
An enjoyable Phi-day puzzle, though with a few tricky moments.
It’s Boatman rounding off the week with a themed puzzle. The theme is indicated by CO, which didn’t ring any bells at all, so I ignored those clues on the first run through … Read more >>
A slower solve, and very enjoyable. Favourites were 9ac, 12ac, 2dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Hob sets today’s brain-teaser…..
One for fans of the homophone.
“The correct letters of misprints in definitions, in clue order, provide a French version (ignoring one accent) of a common English idiom and some additional assistance, which together will explain each EXCUSEZ-MOI required in a number of undefined, but otherwise plain, clue answers. Enumerations refer to entry lengths. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is an abbreviation.”
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 13, 2021
Eccles has supplied the Wednesday puzzle this week, one which I found more challenging than what we are used to on a Wednesday. I think that I have now solved and parsed everything … Read more >>
A themed puzzle again today. I remembered most of the themed answers, but a couple were completely new to me. Thanks Gozo.
Mostly straightforward stuff from Brummie today, though I was held up for a while in the NW corner. We have an impressive array of circus acts, with SWORD SWALLOWER, LION TAMER, TRICK CYCLIST, … Read more >>
Well, the heart of the blogger sinks a bit when the pseudonym (or, as Sam Costa used to say, peusodonym!) of our esteemed editor appears as the setter. I wasn’t disappointed. No rubric … Read more >>
Decent Tuesday fare, with style and some guile.