Never knowingly undersolved
beermagnet Some very fine clues in this crossword I thought. Some well hidden definitions masquerading as wordplay, and slick surface readings to suggest unassociated subjects meant this was another pleasure to solve. Particularly with clues … Read more >>
With Klingsor back again on a Saturday things can’t be too bad. Solving was a pleasure. Half the grid was filled on first pass – precisely: 14 out of the 28 clues entered. … Read more >>
With plenty of time between solving this puzzle and the target Monday for publishing this blog, I nevertheless yet again find myself writing this up on a Sunday evening, creaking after doing too … Read more >>
Tyrus seems to appear less frequently than of old. I have both tackled and blogged a fair few in the Saturday slot, and I generally find his puzzles harder than most. This time, … Read more >>
… and the grim truth is – it isn’t all just a joke This was solved at a rate of knots. Straight in with the unwelcome reminder of current government policy at 7A … Read more >>
This was a puzzle where the “All Reversed” method was used in the wordplay many more times than usual. Not that I noticed till writing the blog. I’m certainly happy to see Nestor’s … Read more >>
Cyclops is giving us a very bleak analysis of the state of the world with a Trump heavy set of clues However the puzzle itself proved to be one of the quickest solves … Read more >>
It’s Christmas! So it’s the giant 21×21 sized Eye crossword with some special feature. This puzzle has a preamble: Running clockwise around the shaded squares, starting top left, are two sentences from a 2016 … Read more >>
The blogging cycle brings me Serpent again which is no bad thing. Serpent has brought some innovation to the puzzles done so far both in terms of themes and clueing, and the same … Read more >>
Not the trickiest of solves this time, and as usual full of topical references. There were still a few that I struggled over such as WRAITH and PARALYSE so a nice one. Across 6 … Read more >>
Sorry for the late delivery of this blog. Completely forgot it was my turn. I will have to work out how to wire my smoke alarm to the calendar alerts. We may be … Read more >>
A puzzle centred on the phrase “Bloody difficult woman”. Ken Clarke’s observation <link> which was caught on mic during this summer’s Tory leadership non-election. I imagine as soon as the story broke Cyclops delighting in using … Read more >>
The blogging cycle turned and delivered me Tyrus again which was great because I knew I would enjoy it, and also have a chance of completing it without causing too much grief. If … Read more >>
It’s Private Eye. It’s Brummie. You get what you expect. A middlingly difficult puzzle. Half in after the first pass and nothing that didn’t submit after a bunch of crossing letters were in. … Read more >>
Good morning everyone. I hope it’s still morning. Yet again I find myself apologising for a late blog. Woke up this morning to a beautiful day. Sun was shining. Birds were singing. I … Read more >>