Never knowingly undersolved
Gaufrid The subsidiary indication in each clue leads to an extra letter. These letters indicate the source of two questions (the second of which WAS rhetorical) and reveal a recent and unresolved problem (from … Read more >>
This was one for those who don’t like cryptic definitions (there weren’t any) or double definitions (only one). Some very good surfaces and misdirection but I had a feeling of déjà vu with … Read more >>
On the first pass through I thought this was going to be very tricky as I only had a few entries, mainly in the SW corner. However, completing this corner helped to open … Read more >>
Another occasion when I have to cast my mind back eight days to try and remember how I originally parsed these clues. My recollection is that I had a little difficulty with one … Read more >>
Here is a belated analysis of yesterday’s puzzle. Apologies for the delay but I didn’t notice that the scheduled blogger had gone AWOL until this morning. I found this a most enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>
During the first pass I thought this was going to be easy for a Monk because some of the clues were so obvious, but subsequently the solving process slowed a little proving that … Read more >>
Now that Friday’s puzzle has been added to the FT website here is a quick analysis of the clues. Across 1 JURIST RIS[k] (much danger) in JUT (project) 4 AMPERAGE A MP (a … Read more >>
Completing this puzzle was not helped by the enumeration being incorrect in 13a and 19a and, unless I have got something seriously wrong, by the preamble referring to “a famous artist or performer” … Read more >>
Smiffy is away on business and so has missed a pleasant puzzle from Sleuth today. A little tricky in places, with some convoluted wordplay in a few clues, but overall a fair challenge. … Read more >>
A generally straightforward puzzle today with accurate cluing in most instances though 11a was a little misleading in that ‘grain’ needed to provide ‘crop’ and ‘store’ ‘silo’ whereas a silo is a grain … Read more >>
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Nothing particularly difficult in today’s themed offering from Gozo. A few of the birds may not be familiar to some but they were easy enough to get from the wordplay. I think there … Read more >>
Some good, misleading surfaces today with a few different anagram indicators, eg ‘building’, ‘created’, ‘rocking’ and ‘bumping’. There were two unfamiliar words, 13a and 14d, which unfortunately intersected, and the latter needed a … Read more >>
A rather tough offering from Lato this week with several steps needed before the grid could be completed. At the end of the initial session I had all the normal answers entered, along … Read more >>
Apologies for the tardiness of this post. It would seem that Smiffy’s holiday has gone on longer than he originally intended, or something else has prevented him from posting a blog, so here … Read more >>