Update (rather lengthy, sorry!)
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Never knowingly undersolved
A themed puzzle from Paul today which took me a little while to get into. On reading the clue for 7ac, I immediately jumped to 20/23dn which sent me to 14dn which returned … Read more >>
Apologies for the late appearance of this clue analysis. The scheduled blogger emailed me this morning to say that he would “post the blog quite late tonight”. I assumed that this meant his … Read more >>
The scheduled blogger hasn’t been able to be with us today, for one reason or another, so here is an analysis of the clues, with no further commentary from me. Across 1 A … Read more >>
For some reason the scheduled blogger hasn’t been able to be with us today so here is an analysis of the clues. Across 1 Polo perhaps, and where it’s played (8,4) SWIMMING POOL … Read more >>
This month we have another of Paul’s whimsical puzzles with which to do battle. Having read the preamble regarding possible book titles and authors, my first step was to highlight the clue numbers … Read more >>
Update (rather lengthy, sorry!)
My thanks to all those who have taken the time to provide their input. The feedback has been most useful.
For some reason the scheduled blogger has been unable to turn up today so here is an analysis of the clues. Please excuse any typos but cataract removal has made viewing my monitor … Read more >>
It’s the first Monday in May and up comes a most enjoyable tussle with Vlad. We were told that: Twelve thematic solutions are to be entered in the grid incompletely. Their clues contain … Read more >>
It would appear that Turbolegs is not going to be with us today so here is a quick analysis of the clues. . . Across 1 Hostile European male in charge of a … Read more >>
It’s been a while since I’ve known in advance that I am going to be blogging a daily cryptic, so this makes a change from a last minute rush to cover for someone … Read more >>
Another no-show by the scheduled blogger so here is a very quick analysis of the clues (I should have been doing other things this afternoon). . . Across 1 Servant attending queen, maybe … Read more >>
Well, we’ve come to the end of another year and so it is time for me to thank the Fifteensquared blogging team for the time and effort they have put in during the … Read more >>
For one reason or another the scheduled blogger has not turned up today so I am a last minute stand-in. Qaos always has a theme and today it is 10ac plus the first … Read more >>
Apologies for the late appearance of this post. Due to the nature of this puzzle, the blogging utility that Grant uses to prepare his blogs would not work. He then had problems with … Read more >>
A tricky one this month that took me far longer to solve than a puzzle in this series normally does. The instruction was clear enough: ll vwls hv bn rmvd frm bth cls nd … Read more >>