Never knowingly undersolved
Eccles is in the Wednesday slot this week, where we are accustomed to seeing him. I found this to be a highly enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle, with fair, crisp wordplay throughout. Eccles did have … Read more >>
Always a great pleasure to see Monk on a Wednesday.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29311.
Blimey. Answers (all length 8) are entered around the appropriate numbered square, clockwise or anticlockwise, beginning anywhere. Each clue contains an extra word to be removed before solving; choosing either the first or … Read more >>
It’s always a treat to see Brendan’s name and here he is on top form (again) with one of his intricately interwoven themed puzzles. With Brendan’s brilliant apostrophe-themed puzzle from last month still … Read more >>
Hippogryph challenges us today There are a few references in the clues and in the grid to the sitcom ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE [27 across /23 down /4 down] … Read more >>
I am four days in to a lingering cold, so unfortunately, I found today’s Aardvark a bit of a slog.
ARTEXLEN kicks off the week…
I mostly enjoyed this and there were some great surfaces.
All the right notes, all in the right order, simple time signature, no accidentals, and marked throughout as semplicemente. If it were a musical score, that’s how I would describe it; but it’s … Read more >>
A fun solve, and a little tricky for a Monday. Favourites were 10ac, 11ac, 21ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle.
I’ve been sent this article which may be of interest. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-turned-crossword-constructing-into-a-boys-club
My turn again already, doesn’t time fly. OK let’s tackle the Everyman
Tough. Very tough. So tough that I had to cheat to get the last solution. Now you’re all going to tell me it was a breeze. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Azed has given us a non-standard puzzle this week where we have to add or subtract letters to or from the clue answers before entry in the grid. The preamble … Read more >>