Never knowingly undersolved
Gaufrid loonapick is stuck in a Belfast studio without Wi-Fi and I have to go out shortly so this will, of necessity, be just a quick analysis of the clues. Having said that, I … Read more >>
A very gentle stroll today, even by Rufus standards, with the possible exception of 31ac which may be unknown by some … … and perhaps shouldn’t have been clued with a cryptic def. … Read more >>
I would say that this is a fairly typical Paul puzzle with some easy entry clues and others that need a little more thought (or even a lot!). A bit of Paul’s trademark … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle from Monk today – my thanks to him – even if it was towards the easier end of his spectrum (that’s only my opinion of course!). At one time Monk … Read more >>
One for anagram lovers today was the impression I got whilst solving, but on reflection perhaps not that many more than the norm. I wonder how many of you put in ‘sparrow’ for … Read more >>
I don’t know what happened to yesterday’s scheduled blogger and so apologies for the belated coverage of this puzzle. I didn’t solve this one so here is just an analysis of the published … Read more >>
I got off to a flying start with most of the top half going in quite quickly and thought that this one was going to be easy by Vlad’s standards. However I was … Read more >>
I have to admit that, due to the site problems I found when I got up this morning, I didn’t actually solve this one, instead reverting to the ‘reveal all’ option due to … Read more >>
It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Quixote on a Sunday. In fact it’s almost five years to the day because his last IoS was No. 1102 on 27th March 2011. The … Read more >>
From today’s final print edition:
“Fantastic news: the Inquisitor will have a new slot in the i newspaper every Saturday.”
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, so we know what to expect. When solving/blogging a Rufus puzzle, I at times find it difficult to describe a clue because either the intended cryptic def. is almost … Read more >>
With around half the grid filled during my first pass through the clues I thought I was going to be in for a quick solve but in the end that was not the … Read more >>
A gentle saunter from Nutmeg today with nothing to frighten the horses (and nothing much for me to say about it). No obscure words, no convoluted wordplay, just a straightforward and pleasant solve. … Read more >>
This was a little unusual for a Beelzebub in that I only needed to read a handful of clues more than once. Instead of my usual initial pass through all the clues, having … Read more >>
I had the pleasure of blogging Arachne’s last appearance five weeks ago and good fortune has favoured me again. To start off with, I thought this was going to be somewhat easier than … Read more >>