Never knowingly undersolved
A nicely pitched, soundly constructed Quiptic from Pan this morning, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
All good fun, with a few trickier elements at the end, including my favourites 4dn and 7dn. Thanks to Chifonie.
I haven’t solved a Puck puzzle in a while, so this was a pleasant reminder of why I like this setter: Puck’s crosswords are always witty and fun to solve. There’s a couple … Read more >>
A pretty quick solve, especially with the longer answers going in early. Parsing was a bit more tricky, and I’m still stuck on 16dn. Favourites were 9ac, 20/13, 26/27, and 17dn. Thanks to Philistine.
I got off to a very slow start with this, and didn’t get much quicker as I went on. The grid didn’t help, with poor connectivity between the top and bottom halves. In … Read more >>
Nutmeg provides this morning’s Guardian challenge.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27748.
It’s Vulcan back in the Monday slot. We have the familiar medley of charades, anagrams and double / cryptic definitions, some of which I found rather weak, to ease us into … Read more >>
Hectence’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Many apologies for the late publication of this blog: I only realised I was the scheduled blogger when I logged on to fifteensquared on Saturday morning and realised that the blog for last Saturday’s puzzle was missing!
Predictably, Paul makes his weekly appearance today, since tomorrow is not his turn for his fortnightly Prize slot. Paul is craving a fair bit of our indulgence today, I think, with several of … Read more >>
A very quick solve, though there were a couple left unparsed that held me up for quite a while afterwards. Favourites were 2dn and 22dn. Thanks to Crucible.
A typically enjoyable Picaroon puzzle, with a few tricky moments, but in general fairly straightforward. Thanks to Picaroon Across 9. CHIPOLATA Dash at a clip round horse, … Read more >>
A challenging Brummie puzzle.
Another delightful Quiptic from Carpathian, just right for this slot. Since the puzzle, and the blog, are essentially aimed at new or less-experienced solvers, I have tried to explain the clue structures in … Read more >>