Never knowingly undersolved
Another stylish puzzle from Nutmeg. There are several straightforward charades and some neat anagrams to help with the solve, with some rather chewier parsings to keep the interest. Lovely surfaces throughout, … Read more >>
Medium easy, maximum fun.
An enjoyable Tuesday challenge from Atrica.
Wrong Number is one of the classic specials, dating back at least to Ximemes. You can see the Slip for an early (1968) example here. The last Azed example was as long ago … Read more >>
John Young – RIP John H writes: With a very heavy heart, I must pass on to crossword friends the sad news of the death of the compiler John Young. Financial Times solvers … Read more >>
Chandler provides another good Quiptic, though with the occasional trickier moment.
An enjoyable puzzle where the bottom half seemed a little harder than the top.
GURNEY kicks the week off…
Brendan is a welcome visitor to the Monday Guardian slot.
I found this a bit more tricky than usual. This grid design does not lend itself to solving, with hardly any opportunity to get first letters for unsolved lights. (Or maybe I should … Read more >>
Another pleasing Sunday puzzle from Everyman. Since it’s primarily aimed at newer and improving solvers, I have tried to give full explanations of the parsing, but if there is anything that is not … Read more >>
Thank you to Hippogryph. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Place for a constitutional Liberal and a sleep? (9) ESPLANADE : Anagram of(Liberal) AND A SLEEP. Defn: …, a walk by … Read more >>
My first Bluth solve/blog…
Another impeccable puzzle by Paul.
Phi brings yet another set of mid-week puzzles to a close. I found this to be a medium-to-hard puzzle by Phi standards, and in the end, I needed to search Chambers to sort … Read more >>