Never knowingly undersolved
I think this one meets the remit. Nothing too tricky so a reasonably quick solve for me, and I wouldn’t imagine that it would take that much longer for a relative newcomer to … Read more >>
Nicely clued, and a very friendly grid. Favourites were 1ac, 22ac and 16dn. Thanks, Rufus.
A rather tongue-in-cheek puzzle from Paul, which I enjoyed more than I initially expected to. A quick preliminary scan of the clues revealed the ‘obvious’ theme of birds [yet again] and my first … Read more >>
A very enjoyable challenge, with plenty of misdirection. Favourites were 15ac, 1dn and 2dn. Thanks, Nutmeg
It was obvious that there was a theme based around 5d. After a fairly easy start (particularly in the NW corner) my way in was to spot the long phrase at 21,18,17 when … Read more >>
A pleasant, if not too difficult, offering from Chifonie, this drab Wednesday morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27060.
Apologies for the late blog. There are several clues that I couldn’t parse, so help is welcome. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
A bit of a mixed bag from Rufus today. Many of the clues show his characteristic elegance but about half of the cryptic definitions are barely so and I have a couple of … Read more >>
Well, the instructions told us that “The solution indicated by the wordplay in each of the 26 clues is lacking a required letter. Each letter of the alphabet is missing from a particular … Read more >>
A good fun prize puzzle from Philistine … … with a theme of BOTTOMs. We were both a bit confused about the rubric, which says: Six 5 solutions are not further defined The … Read more >>
Pan seems to have a regular place in the cryptic slot now, while still supplying Monday quiptics. This is a well crafted puzzle with a good variety of clue types, presented with some … Read more >>
Was grateful for the long answer going in almost immediately – a lot of parsing-after today. Nice use of a betting theme in so many of the surfaces. Favourite was 5dn, and I also liked 11ac, 21ac, and the definition [and eventually the wordplay] in 15/4/7/24. Thanks, Boatman
The brilliantly appropriate 1d is a stand-out here, but there’s lots of other good stuff too. 27a to Paul. Across 1. MONKEY BUSINESS Hanky-panky king breaking bank, … Read more >>
A near-pangram from Picaroon