Never knowingly undersolved
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26259. I thought this a splendid puzzle, with misdirection in all directions, and definitions that required much thought to see their appropriateness. Across 1. “Sun” follows this … Read more >>
After the superb Indy puzzle from Morph yesterday, I was prepared for a bit of a let-down to solve and blog today, so I was even more than usually delighted to find Philistine’s … Read more >>
Nutmeg started setting for the Guardian Cryptic a while ago and her puzzles there have been well-received. But I’m glad she’s still doing the Quiptic, because she generally manages to set an accessible … Read more >>
Plenty of cryptic defs and anagrams from Rufus as usual, but only a few double defs. My favourites were 24ac and 2dn.
Good fun from Tramp, one of my favourite setters.
I found this pretty tricky, despite…
I haven’t blogged a Brendan puzzle for a while, so it was a pleasant surprise to get this one. I spotted the theme (see below) early on, which was very familiar to me … Read more >>
There was a time when to see Nutmeg meant an easy ride in the Quiptic on a Monday and a few clues seem to be from that time.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26252. I found this a roller-coaster: the first pass produced very little, then once I had found an entry point at 25A, things proceeded smoothly until a … Read more >>
The familiar Monday Rufus mix of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions – perhaps rather more of the latter than usual. Thanks to him and a happy Bank Holiday to those who are … Read more >>
I would say that this is probably an ideal Quiptic. Nothing too complicated or obscure but smooth surfaces and an enjoyable solve. I commend in particular the excellent 8dn. . Across 1 As … Read more >>
The preamble to Genius 130 states: “Before being entered in the grid, six solutions must undergo 24 down 9, while another six must undergo 26 15. In the process only valid words may … Read more >>
In view of the comments that have been made for quite a while now, I’m not going to say that this was quite straightforward ‘for a Prize puzzle’, because it seems to be … Read more >>
Another box of delights from Picaroon, with numerous examples of his customary witty misdirection in the surfaces and ingenuity in the constructions. Not for the first time with this setter, the puzzle looked … Read more >>
Fun and nicely clued, but on the easy side for Chifonie. Favourite was 5ac.