Never knowingly undersolved
A very Rufus-y Rufus today, with more than half the clues (17 ouf of 28) being double or cryptic defintions, or a kind of combination of the two. Personally I’d prefer a bit … Read more >>
A classically-themed puzzle from Philistine this week.
Perhaps slightly less fearsome than Vlad at full strength, but still some quite intricate parsings, including one of which I almost had to give up on. Thanks to Vlad for the challenging entertainment. … Read more >>
There are some nicely unusual clue constructions in this puzzle. Thanks to Crucible. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 I admitted to lethargy, travelling a long way (5,4) LIGHT YEAR : … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27337.
A typical Tramp themed puzzle, in that knowledge of the theme is not essential for solving it [apart from 12ac] but some familiarity with it provides icing on the cake and sometimes a … Read more >>
Very nice – I especially liked 14ac, 16dn and 23dn 22dn. Thanks, Rufus.
A nicely constructed Quiptic from Moley this morning. There are one or two where I can’t quite get the cryptic grammar to work, but other folk will be able to assist if I’ve … Read more >>
I got confused about dates and forgot it was my turn to blog. I have explained the solutions but I cheated copiously to get the blog out quickly so I won’t pass any further comment. Apologies for the lateness and to Paul for not giving the puzzle the attention it deserved.
Arachne is always a pleasure, with some truly excellent surfaces. Favourites were both 1s, 14ac, 22ac, 27ac, 2dn and 16dn.
I solved this more or less from the bottom up, finding the SE corner very easy but the rest much less so. A few bits of general knowledge needed, though nothing too obscure … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27331.
A themed offering from Puck, which can be found here.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27330.
A nice Quiptic, thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Crossing river, elk is grouchy (6) MOROSE : MOOSE(elk;large deer inhabiting northern N. America and Eurasia) containing(Crossing …, …) … Read more >>