Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 4. Cop guarding god leaving hospital in Texas city (6) DALLAS : DS(abbrev. for “detective sergeant”/a policeman/cop) containing(guarding) “Allah”(the name of God/the … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from Philistine to brighten up what was a pretty dull Saturday morning. There is a theme, which I wasn’t familiar with in detail. I haven’t read the books and I’m … Read more >>
It’s Boatman rounding off the week with a themed puzzle. The theme is indicated by CO, which didn’t ring any bells at all, so I ignored those clues on the first run through … Read more >>
A slower solve, and very enjoyable. Favourites were 9ac, 12ac, 2dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Mostly straightforward stuff from Brummie today, though I was held up for a while in the NW corner. We have an impressive array of circus acts, with SWORD SWALLOWER, LION TAMER, TRICK CYCLIST, … Read more >>
A puzzle with a theme that is immediately obvious.
Belated thanks to Eileen for coming off the bench to do my last Quiptic blog. Pleased to see a Hectence puzzle on my watch this morning – always a pleasure to solve and … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28399.
Phew, we found this a tough puzzle to complete! It took several days of coming back to it for us. Very nice cluing as ever, and good “a-ha!” moments when we finally understood … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28397.
A Thursday treat for me – it’s Crucible setting the challenge this morning, with an interesting puzzle with lots of cleverly constructed clues and witty surfaces, as usual. I think 1ac introduces a … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle – I was glad to get the long outer clues quite quickly. I liked all the long clues, as well as 26ac and 7dn. Thanks to Imogen
A typically clever puzzle from Brendan, with almost every clue containing “part” … … and in the two that don’t (10a and 17a) PART is, er, part of the answer. A bit of … Read more >>
Carpathian provides another excellent Quiptic this morning.
Today’s puzzle comes from the mind of Pan.