Never knowingly undersolved
A fine Quiptic from Hectence this morning, with a good but always fair challenge for the beginner and something to entertain the more experienced solver too. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from June 6, 2021.
What to say about this crossword?
Wire made his Indy debut in autumn 2018, and I was convinced that I had blogged one of his puzzles since, but I was mistaken. I thought this was a delight, with lots … Read more >>
The puzzle is complete, but I’m not sure of a couple of my parsings.
The puzzle is available here. Hello all. Always a pleasure to have a Tees puzzle, although I had to have a couple of cheeky searches to finish. I may not be feeling … Read more >>
I’m a big fan of Crucible’s puzzles: sound cluing and lovely smooth surface readings means they’re a pleasure to solve. This one did have a theme, I think… … which is that there … Read more >>
It’s Phi-day again!
Very enjoyable and a quicker finish than most Paul puzzles for me, with a quite a few left to parse afterwards. Favourites were 21ac, 24ac, 25ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul.
A breezy puzzle from REDSHANK this Friday.
Normal clues, but all 3 and 4 letter entries require amendment before entry. Two names to find (in 22 letters in the same position in 5/6/ letter clues) and finally a thematic replacement … Read more >>
Morph is occupying the Thursday slot this week, offering me the rare treat of blogging one of his puzzles. I found this to be a highly challenging puzzle, at the upper end of … Read more >>
A typical Alberich puzzle this morning…
This grid has two rather isolated corners in the NE and SW, but Philistine has helpfully provided several clues that bridge the gap. I finished the puzzle quite quickly, but there were several … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 29, 2021 On finding this jigsaw I wondered whether we were being treated to it because it is a bank-holiday weekend in the UK or … Read more >>
Started this one at a canter but then finished at a crawl. Thank you Monk.