Never knowingly undersolved
Good fun from Qaos (with reservations on a couple of clues). As almost always with this setter we have a “ghost theme” in the solutions… … in this case John le Carré’s novel … Read more >>
I found this tough, very tough in places, but that is what I’ve come to expect from this setter. My first, quick pass through the clues resulted in less than a handful of entries … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27127.
It’s six months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and wrote, ‘It’s many months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle and so I was delighted to land this one’. Ditto today. Delight was … Read more >>
Anto’s turn in the Quiptic slot this week.
Nice and mostly very straightforward – favourites 9ac, 11ac, 30ac, and 6dn. Thanks, Rufus.
A witty and educational puzzle from Shed with just the right degree of difficulty for a prize.
Found this quite tricky…
My third Paul in a row as he marches through the week, and after a couple of slightly sub-par efforts he is back on form here. I particularly liked the two silly homphones, … Read more >>
There were some tough clues in this one, alongside a handgul of gimmes…
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27120.
My third Chifonie puzzle to blog in a row, so I’m running out of things to say. Another ‘characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions’ but with a couple of examples [12ac … Read more >>
A nicely-judged Quiptic from Hectence, I thought. There were a few that were difficult to parse, though. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Super puzzle. I found this was made tricky by the definitions, not always the obvious ones I was looking for. Thanks Brendan.
Pan has been setting Quiptic crosswords on Mondays ever since their introduction, six and a half years ago and this is his / her [after all this time, Pan’s identity still seems to … Read more >>