Never knowingly undersolved
Instructions from the setter on Saturday: Komorník offers a drink at his expense to the first solver able to bring him a correctly filled grid with the information required. Or take the puzzle … Read more >>
NB – apologies the pdf of the puzzle missed out the last part of the instructions – the first letters of the redundant words spell out an instruction to complete the puzzle. If … Read more >>
The October edition of the FT’s puzzle based on topical events. Solve it on the FT website or via the smartphone app.
I found this rather difficult, and several held out for a long time. The left-hand answer to 12dn resolutely escapes parsing: I hope someone tells us how it works. The rather odd format … Read more >>
Sunday rolls round and it’s off to the pub with the dog for beer (me) & biscuits (dog)
One for fans of Harry in sex, drugs and alcohol mode. Nearly two-thirds of the clues make reference to one of the trio of pastimes. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
A plain puzzle (with a twist in the tail) by Amoeba – the puzzle can be downloaded from here. The top and bottom rows of the grid spell out RHUBARB and CUSTARD – … Read more >>
A themed puzzle by Amoeba – a PDF can be downloaded from here. The instructions tell us: Five pairs of solutions have no definition. The remaining clues each contain a redundant word. When … Read more >>
Don’t forget to put your clocks back tonight! You’ll have more time to do puzzles that way. Unless you’re like a friend of mine who saves time by not changing his clocks twice … Read more >>
Remarkably, given my very weak knowledge of the subject, I spotted the theme of this very enjoyable puzzle from Maskarade … … the theme being famous cricketers: AMISS – Dennis Amiss COOK – … Read more >>
Apologies for the lateness and the brevity of this blog…I had it all set up and nearly ready on the train up to York…and I was about to finish it off at the hotel when I got the call of ‘Pub!…’ from kenmac…and who am I to disobey our great leader…
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 21, 2023
A challenge from JASON with a wide range of clue difficulty
It’s been seven weeks exactly since Brendan’s last appearance, so it’s a treat to see him rounding off the week. I love solving Brendan’s puzzles but, when blogging, there’s always the frisson of … Read more >>
It’s the end of the week and all is well – we have a Phi puzzle to solve and blog.