Never knowingly undersolved
A fine Quiptic from Moley to get us off to a good start to the cryptic crossword week. She has given us concise but precise cluing; good surfaces; and a nice variety of … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found athttps://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26903.
6 months comes around quickly, and it’s my turn on the Genius slot once more. I thought this was a great puzzle. The device was fairly straightforward, but the standard of clueing, misdirection, … Read more >>
I find Paul’s crosswords more varied than most of his contemporaries, one is never sure what one is going to get. It might be an easy-peasy puzzle or it might be a stinker; it could be serious or it could be puerile and frivolous. Today Paul is in fairly subdued mood, nothing outrageous but not completely serious either. Thanks Paul, please keep them coming.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26901.
My apologies for being rather later than usual with the blog: I had various computer problems, resulting in losing the blog altogether. Bonxie puzzles are rather rare and I was pleased to see … Read more >>
Struggled to finish this, with several left unparsed until the end – I still can’t work out 16dn (Edit: thanks PGreen). Favourites 13ac and 8dn. Thanks, Screw.
After a long break, Brendan seems to be making regular appearances again; a very welcome trend. As usual, this was not too hard – apart from the obscure (to me) 24d, but most … Read more >>
Typical Rufus fare
Nutmeg has got the hang of these Quiptics, this one fits the brief exactly. Well almost, as I have one reservation (8dn). Either I have missed something (always possible!) or the subsidiary indication … Read more >>
Tons of fun from Puck this week! ‘Special instructions’ can be a little unnerving, especially if you’re down to blog the puzzle, and at first sight these – ‘Thirteen of the solutions contain … Read more >>
An enjoyable thematic puzzle. Thanks to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Soldier, following wayward line, cracks single car part (3,6) OIL ENGINE : [ GI(a US soldier) placed after(following) … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26894.
I enjoyed this puzzle rather more than usual for Pasquale. There are fewer obscure words, I think, and perhaps a bit more humour, which is always welcome, with some nice misdirection in the … Read more >>
Lovely stuff from Tramp. The 50th birthday belongs to…