Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks to Tramp for the themed puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. And by the way, Toy Story 4 was recently released. Across 1 Is Mr Potato Head to cry around fellow … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27852.
It was a surprise – but by no means an unpleasant one – to find a Qaos puzzle this morning, only two weeks after the last one. I was enjoying solving the puzzle, … Read more >>
A fairly quick solve, with the longer clues filled in early, but quite a few trickier clues to work out and parse at the end. Favourites 1/6/12, 11ac, 15ac, 27ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Vlad
Apologies for the late blog, but as you will probably have discovered, this week’s Quiptic wasn’t uploaded to the Grauniad site till late morning. A fine puzzle from Matilda, with a couple of … Read more >>
Last time I blogged a Vulcan puzzle I commented that ” I can’t summon up much enthusiasm for his puzzles, with their mostly very straightforward clues mixed with some rather weak cryptic definitions”, … Read more >>
A rushed post as we head off on holiday, so I hope I haven’t missed too much! The puzzle was a very enjoyable test, with a couple of trickier clues in the South … Read more >>
I took a while to get going on this one, but it all came out nicely in the end, with Paul’s usual wit and some quirky clues. Thanks to him for the entertainment. … Read more >>
Thanks to Brummie for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There’s a ghost theme of terms associated with heraldry. Across 7 Drive home with knickers virtually unrestrained (7) RAMPANT : RAM(to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27845.
It’s Imogen who sets the challenge on this miserably wet morning. As usual with this setter, we have a handful of straightforward clues to get us started and keep us going, with others … Read more >>
I’m off the bench as substitute blogger this week and was delighted when I found out that I would be playing against Carpathian, because she always loses gracefully. This is her in Mary … Read more >>
Fun and neatly clued – I particularly liked 20ac, 5dn, 6dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks Chifonie for an enjoyable start to the week.
A characteristically witty and eclectic puzzle from Philistine for the prize slot this week. If there was a theme, I missed it.
Slow going at times…