Never knowingly undersolved
Don’t worry, it’s not Monday already! The Quiptic has now moved to Sundays, with very little advance warning. Sorry this blog is a little later in the day than usual, but I wasn’t … Read more >>
This month’s geographically based wordplay fun is brought to us by Hamilton. Find the puzzle online at ft.com/crossword
My first ever IoS blog.
I think we should acknowledge that it is a big ask to produce an entry-level puzzle every seven days. On the whole, I think our setter manages that well: this week there are … Read more >>
A more than usually tricky puzzle from Azed this week.
My first blog of a Bluebird grid today.
I found this enjoyable as it was straightforward, perhaps to the point of being “workaday” (in the nicest possible way).
Because there is an extended entry date for this competition, the blog will appear on Saturday 13 April. Please do not comment on the puzzle until the substantive blog is published.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2024
You have a double dose of me this week as sschua is away. In contrast to Monday’s April Fool fun I found this quite tough, but soundly clued so it was all gettable … Read more >>
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot this week, leading us gently into the weekend. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, through which I made steady progress from start to finish. … Read more >>
A fun challenge from SLEUTH this Friday.
We have another challenging puzzle from Filbert today with the usual good mix of clue types. The phrase CATCH AT STRAWS is not one I have heard before. I normally … Read more >>
Mudd is today's setter.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29348.