Never knowingly undersolved
Double the fun with Radler this week. Clues for corresponding answers in the two halves have been run together; either may come first. Across clues yield answers that are either one letter longer … Read more >>
Atrica provides the Tuesday challenge in the Independent this week. Tuesday is theme day and Atrica usually has a theme, but it took me a long time to find this … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29215.
Bradman offers some nice surfaces today.
Not exactly crossword related but it seemed to go down well on Saturday.
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GUY kicks off the week…
I blogged a Brendan puzzle only three days ago! (This is by no means a complaint.) I said on Friday that blogging a Brendan puzzle invariably involves searching for a theme but … Read more >>
Good morning everyone. It’s the start of a new week, and a new adventure for me covering the Quiptic grid.
A delightful puzzle from Filbert. He is setter whose difficulty level can vary, I find, but this one was tractable, and notable for its fine surface readings throughout. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found here: https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Laccaria-puzzle-50a.pdf
I very much enjoyed solving and blogging this.
A fun solve that requires a little extra brainpower to complete.
The puzzle may be found here:
https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fez_SBYork2023.pdf
Fair warning: This blog is a bit coarser than the typical Fifteensquared write-up.
Fez advises: “Thematic elements of 12 answers are omitted from wordplay, possibly due to 1a taking an off-hand remark literally.”
If you were not at the York S&B, but would like to tackle Jugular’s puzzle, click HERE The puzzle is not specifically related to the York S&B, and Jugular apparently came across the … Read more >>
Dalibor (Sil) was a regular attendee at S&Bs all around the country, usually bringing a themed puzzle with him prepared specially for the event. 16 of his puzzles had been published in the … Read more >>