Never knowingly undersolved
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A rather enigmatic preamble from Phi; and a title that gives away absolutely nothing. Preamble: The international activity of the entity to be highlighted in the grid is responsible for changing a … Read more >>
Apologies for the late blog.
Alchemi fills the Tuesday slot this week.
Thank you to Bradman. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Got made well again by non-amateur (8) PROCURED : CURED(made well again/healed) placed after(by) PRO(short for “professional”/non-amateur); alternatively “healed by a … Read more >>
Good morning, As of 6:55 this morning, I have been unable to load the Guardian puzzle into the blogging tool that I use to download the puzzle. I want to avoid having to … Read more >>
A slow burner for me.
Chandler made his/her Quiptic debut in March of this year, so s/he’s not the new kid on the block any more. But there are thirteen sleeps till Santa comes, so those – unlike … Read more >>
PETO provides the entertainment this Monday…
Italicus to start the week with a good Monday puzzle
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28938.
After Saturday’s Grauniad Brummie, a Private Eye puzzle by Cyclops, his naughty alter ego – Dr Jekyll to Brummie’s Mr Hyde…
Occasional setter Angel with more of the setter’s art
Everyman gets better and better. There are very few clues here that are odd, although perhaps the surfaces to 1ac, 19ac and 21dn are a bit thin. I’m afraid I need a bit of help with 13dn. We have the usual self-referential clue (just), the first letters clue, and the rhyming couplet (also something else that I can’t remember. No doubt it will be pointed out). Quite a restriction for Everyman to impose on himself.
You may have missed this, where Everyman is outed.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (homophone, hidden, anagram etc.) in italics. Link-words in green.
… and any other appropriate greetings too numerous to list. As 2022 nears its end, I’d like to thank my team of faithful bloggers who all do a tremendous job of keeping an … Read more >>