Never knowingly undersolved
Here is the Eclogue duo for the third time in 2022. Preamble: Clues are presented in normal order. Corrected letters of misprints in the definitions of all clues provide possible creators of … Read more >>
Thank you to Bobcat. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Bombshell hasn’t the head for drink (4) HOCK : “shock”(a bombshell/a surprise) minus its 1st letter(hasn’t the head). 3. It’s forbidden … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle with not too many holdups, though one clue has got its parts mixed up. Thanks to Brummie. Brummie’s puzzles often have a ghost theme, but if there’s one here I … Read more >>
It’s a Serpent today. Great news!
Apart from the problem (so far as I can see) with 29dn, this is a good example of the elegant clueing that we have come to associate with Azed. I sometimes grumble about his surfaces (what does 20ac for example actually mean?), but he does produce these things week after week, not to say a whole lot of clue-judging and regular specials, and he generally does try hard to get decent surfaces; there are as always some lovely clues (like 30ac and 27dn).
Definitions underlined in crimson. Anagram indicators in italics.
Inquisitor Review of 2021-22 by Nimrod As another year draws to a close, thanks from all of the team for a wonderfully distracting and educational collection of puzzles. A Trivial Pursuit – IV … Read more >>