Never knowingly undersolved
Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…
(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)
“In each clue, one word must take flight before solving, replacing the escapee from the next clue (or first across clue from the last down clue). In clue order, initial letters of these words provide a relevant source and what must be amended to show VICINITIES (read cryptically), leaving all real words in the grid. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; 4dn is in Collins.”
All aboard the Skylark – Cap’n Pugwash? Anyway a puzzle with extra letters and extra words – sounds challenging. And 28 cells to highlight. And challenging it was – some tricky clues … Read more >>
I think this is Check’s third EV (plus a couple of Inquisitors, that I can see on this site), but only the second I’ve managed to complete, and the first I have had the pleasure to blog…
“Clues are presented in conventional order. Solvers should initially add vertical bars. The four answers to obelised clues stand for two words from a traditional saying. Two adjacent words (ten cells) from this saying can be found in the grid. Solvers must remove two vertical bars, add an extra one, and alter the contents of eight cells to reveal the ANTHOLOGY. Two examples (3 and 3) must then be highlighted at the beginning and end of the ten cells along with seven other examples (in all, 45 cells).”
Three asterisked clues need encoding by a Playfair square before entry and three unclued need to be entered likewise. Needless to say the Playfair needs to be derived. Some very straight forward clues … Read more >>
Hello all. Thanks to Ranunculus for a smashing puzzle which I really enjoyed solving.
Mrs Merton used to invite her audience to join in a ‘heated debate’, and there are many angry debates in Parliament these days…what sort of CROSS DEBATE does Kcit have for us – let’s hope it isn’t in the comments below!
“Highlight 20 cells in two straight lines showing WHO SAID IT. Chambers Dictionary (2016) and ODQ are recommended; 17 is in Collins.”
Normal clues – one word that is missing twice from a proclamation to be completed around the perimeter and the author’s surname to be highlighted. Definitely an entry level puzzle – reminded me … Read more >>
Hi everybody. I enjoyed this one and hope you did too.
What ails the Ace of Hearts this week, that he should need to resort to ‘REMEDIES’?…
“Some cells accommodate more than one letter, clashing with crossing entries to form thematic material (only the first and last letters of these should be entered). Other UNDEFINED PARAMETERS provide an instruction. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
One answer in each row loses a letter to go to the right hand column and extra letters in all down clues to be removed. These spell three names and then an AIRCON … Read more >>