Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Country India commended? (8) DOMINICA : Anagram of(-mended /repaired) INDIA COM-. Defn: …, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28772.
It’s always a treat to land a Picaroon puzzle to blog but this one was extra special for me, with its evocations of favourite poems, plays and places. I can’t list all my … Read more >>
A fine crossword from Carpathian, which hits the spot for a Quiptic nicely, I think. A generous grid, some Easy Annies to get going with, no obscure words, a nice variety of devices. … Read more >>
A fun start to the week – favourites today were 10ac, 14ac, 3dn, 7dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Anto
Picaroon had me ‘rowling’ in the aisles, with this fabulous monster of a puzzle…
Tricky to parse in places, despite a mostly quick solve. Favourites were 26ac, 7dn, 9dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Paul.
I made a worryingly slow start on this, but it yielded steadily, thanks to Nutmeg’s immaculate clueing, with the NW corner being the last to succumb. Many thanks to Nutmeg. Across 1 … Read more >>
Qaos is today's Guardian puzzler
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28765.
Vulcan starts the week with a typical Monday medley of charades, anagrams and double and cryptic definitions. A pretty straightforward solve, I think, with some nice surfaces throughout. Thanks to Vulcan for the … Read more >>
Thank you to Matilda. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Proceeds with instruction to enter after part exchange (6) INCOME : [“COME IN”](instruction to enter/come through) with the last 2 letters … Read more >>
It’s quite unusual to find Imogen in the Prize slot. I had to go back three and a half years in the archive to find his most recent offering ( and I see … Read more >>
So after Mitz’s musings @44 on yesterday’s blog, it turns out that it’s Paul who ends the week and we don’t have a new record of more than sixteen different setters on the … Read more >>
A fun challenge – I especially liked 16ac, 8dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Tramp.
Tramp has posted a correction to one of the clues in the Guardian comments section – see link below for the intended clue without spoilers (other than highlighting the corrected element as relevant to the clue):
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28761#comment-156530134