Never knowingly undersolved
This is my third Boatman blog in a row and I’m not complaining. Last time, I said he had led me a merry dance and I’d had a ball but I shall refrain … Read more >>
Enjoyed this puzzle from Chifonie, nicely clued with some lovely surfaces and not too difficult. Favourites were 2d and 5d.
With only two entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I was going to struggle with this one. However, slow but steady progress ensued and the grid was gradually filled … Read more >>
A Quiptic that hits the spot from Pan this morning. Some clever cluing and nothing too controversial. I’m on a bit of a mission today, so just a brief blog (what do you … Read more >>
It’s Bank Holiday monday, it’s Rufus, it’s raining, what did you expect?
We found this a very enjoyable prize puzzle, although a fairly tough one, we thought – it took ages for us to get the theme… The rubric read: Eight thematic solutions, forming four … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) It’s been some time since I … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26266. As usual, answer definitions are underlined in the clues; single quotes denote relevant portions of the clue, capital letters indicate answers or portions thereof, and bold capitals … Read more >>
I started solving this puzzle before breakfast but had to break off and go and have some! Nothing too taxing but lots of fun and some lovely clues. Many thanks, Paul Across 1 … Read more >>
Found this enjoyable and tough – got stuck in the west half of the grid, but Chifonie’s usual neat clueing got me there in the end. 20ac last in, and probably my favourite.
My apologies for the late appearance of this post. I needed to be reminded (thanks Pierre) that the scheduled blogger had not turned up. In the interest of minimising the lateness, I will … Read more >>
No rhyming couplets today, just a lot of very easy clues, including a large number of double defintions. There were a couple of words that I didn’t know, but even they didn’t detain … Read more >>
No mystery about the theme of this puzzle: it was all about birds.
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A puzzle with a touch of … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from Paul today… …with lot of references (some of which I may have missed) to the King (Elvis Presley), and a side order of Queen. Thanks to Paul. … Read more >>