Never knowingly undersolved
They say that ‘all good things come to those who wait‘ and, after nearly four years and 46 Saturday Prize Grauniad blogs, I finally get to be on duty for an Easter Bank Holiday special! In recent years this has become pretty much the exclusive domain of Maskarade, who specialises in thematic jumbos/double grids, often with ‘jigsaw’ clues…and this one is no exception…
Quite a tricky offering from Paul this morning.
An enjoyable puzzle with some tricky surfaces. My favourites were 27ac, 4dn, 5dn, 6dn, 14dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Tramp.
Thanks to Philistine for another quality puzzle. I got through this quite quickly, but some of the wordplay took a bit of working out.
A typical Monday puzzle from Carpathian.
One of the editor’s best decisions since he took over the role a few years ago now was to give Pasquale a regular Quiptic slot. He always hits the mark, I find.
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29677.
A welcome midweek return from Fed, after a gap of over four months.
A tricky solve with some neat surfaces. My favourites were 8ac, 14ac, 6dn, 13dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Paul.
Thanks to Vulcan for a Bank Holiday quickie.
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
It’s always good to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle, especially when it’s a Prize one.