Never knowingly undersolved
This is my third Boatman blog in a row! I thought this was a clever puzzle, with its unmissable theme of prime numbers, together with ingenious exploitation of other meanings of … Read more >>
Fun with lots of tricksy clues and clever definitions – favourites were 12ac, 13ac, and 26ac. Thanks to Nutmeg
This all went in pretty quickly, apart from the NW corner, which took me longer than the rest put together. It’s always worth looking for a theme in this setter’s puzzles, and here … Read more >>
One for those of us who like a bit of general knowledge in our puzzles.
Thanks to Pan for this enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Clues and solutions for 16 across and 6 down have been changed. Across 1 Short and extremely sexy movement made … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27711.
The Instructions: Five solutions, not further defined, each suggest a literal substitution. All the clues are normal, but other solutions must have one of these five substitutions applied to them before entry in … Read more >>
Owing to the seasonal intervention of Maskarade’s Jumbo puzzle, I find myself back again in sync with Paul’s customary fortnightly appearance in the Saturday Prize slot. After some great puzzles over the Christmas … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27709.
We thought for quite a while that Chifonie had settled comfortably into the Monday slot vacated by Rufus but here he is for the second time in a row on a Thursday, the … Read more >>
(Thanks to Eileen and Gaufrid for finding out when this should be posted and scheduling it! There didn’t seem to be any way to tell online.) I found this a slightly disappointing puzzle, … Read more >>
An enjoyable and slowish solve, followed by even slower parsing of a couple of clues afterwards. Both long down clues were new words to me, but gettable with a few crossers. Favourites 5dn and 6dn. Thanks to Puck.
Philistine brings in the New Year with an entertaining puzzle.
A themed offering from Qaos.
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>