Never knowingly undersolved
The Genius puzzle this month is set by Qaos There was a fairly short preamble – Nine letter clashes between across and down solutions are to be resolved, using a … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Pasquale at an appropriate time of year.
I’m a late stand-in for scchua who has other commitments at the moment. Only an analysis of the clues from me (no commentary) because I am busy trying to find out why the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27314.
As with Rufus puzzles, it’s difficult to find anything new to say about Chifonie’s. They can usually be relied on to be straightforward, a medley of anagrams, charades and double definitions, all soundly … Read more >>
I liked this a lot…
Typical Rufus fare for a Monday morning. Not much more to say, really… Thanks to Rufus. Across 1. STEP ON IT Hurry, if you want to use … Read more >>
A fair enough Quiptic from Moley this morning, but I do wish the Guardian would stop using this grid. The large number of clues with less than 50% checking can be off-putting for … Read more >>
Having prepared myself for some serious lateral thinking Paul plays it straight this week. Thanks Paul, always a pleasure to solve and blog.
I found this a strange mixture: some very easy “beginner” clues (and a couple of rather vague/weak cryptic definitions), and others that I struggled over for ages, including one unknown word that even … Read more >>
One that is not so difficult as one would expect of a lead-up to the end of the week. Thanks to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Hide waste around … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27307.
An absorbing challenge from Vlad today – certainly one to get one’s teeth into and to get the brain in gear. There were enough devilish constructions, cleverly hidden definitions and witty surfaces to … Read more >>
A couple of odd clues, but otherwise a nice puzzle with 7dn and 17dn my favourites. Thanks, Rufus.
Thanks to Hectence for a Quiptic, that I found a bit on the easy side. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Amount of leave worker’s taken in year (8) QUANTITY : QUIT(to … Read more >>