Never knowingly undersolved
This is Nutmeg’s 100th cryptic puzzle and she has finally made it to the Prize slot – hurrah! There are some solvers here who only do the cryptic puzzle on Saturdays and so … Read more >>
I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Brendan has given us a themed puzzle today…
Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Irony of lake’s contribution to climate change? (8) METALLIC : Anagram of(… change) [ L(abbrev. for “lake”) plus(‘s contribution to) CLIMATE ]. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27875.
It’s always a real pleasure to find Qaos’ name on a puzzle I’m down to blog – except there’s always pressure, too. While a number of setters sometimes have themes, we know that … Read more >>
Spicier than the usual Monday, and it’s always nice to see Arachne on any day of the week. Lovely surfaces and wordplay, with plenty of smiles and some outright laughs – favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 21dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Arachne.
I don’t think we’ve ever had a dud Quiptic – barely a dud clue – from Matilda in the time she has been setting for this slot. Another good’un this morning to get … Read more >>
We both really like these alphabetical jigsaw (which I remember someone on this site referring to as “Araubeticals” since they were such a speciality of Araucaria). This is an excellent one from Paul. … Read more >>
A slow, tricky solve today, with the right side of the grid giving me most trouble. Haven’t been able to spot a theme. Favourites were 1ac, 18ac, 26ac, and 3dn. Thanks to Tramp
I enjoyed this – after slow progress at first it gradually revealed its secrets in a very satisfying way. Thanks to Paul. With BAMBOOZLE, BANJOIST and ZITHERS in top NW corner I thought … Read more >>
A toughie from Imogen this morning, but ultimately rewarding if you stick with it.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27868.
It’s Pan’s turn to kick off the cryptic week, with a puzzle just right for a Monday. I found this quite straightforward, with one or two more unusual words, which were clearly clued … Read more >>
Carpathian’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
I can’t remember when I last tackled a puzzle by Shed, as he doesn’t feature in the Prize slot very often so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but there were no nasty surprises and it was all over pretty quickly (too quickly for some, no doubt).