Never knowingly undersolved
This enjoyable crossword from Nutmeg provides a tour through most of the tricks a setter uses. I thought it on the tough side for a Quiptic, but fair, since it didn’t use obscure … Read more >>
This Genius puzzle by Puck had a fairly short preamble, as follows: Eight solutions, lacking further definition, are of a kind (one of them disputedly) Their type can be confirmed by finding the … Read more >>
A challenging puzzle from Shed that seemed at first to be on the easy side for a prize, but soon presented a real challenge. There were several anagrams or part anagrams in the … Read more >>
A limpid and perfectly judged crossword from Chifonie. I found the clues kept me working very hard throughout without ever leaving me really stuck for long – just at the level where I … Read more >>
A little gentler than usual from Pasquale, but very enjoyable – I really liked 11ac, 23ac and 10dn. Across 1 Severely punish, making someone accept work forcibly? (5,3,4,2) THROW THE BOOK AT Literally … Read more >>
The usual good (mostly) clean fun from Paul, though with an unusually large number of double definitions. I can’t explain 14a – as always I’m probably missing something obvious … Read more >>
Sometimes I struggle a little to get on Puck’s wavelength but not today (with one exception) as by and large this was a gentle stroll through Puck’s light and airy clues. Having said … Read more >>
Well done to Pan – this Quiptic hit the spot, for me at least. Clear cluing, no obscurities, friendly grid and nothing to frighten the children (well, maybe apart from 23dn …) … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26066.
A themed puzzle from Paul, and one that I suspect is on a subject very close to his heart. Thank you Paul. I have included some pictures at the end scchua style to … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26064.
When we see Pasquale’s name on a puzzle, we can expect to come up against some unusual or even unknown words but we can also be confident that they will be clued scrupulously … Read more >>
Got quite stuck several times, mostly in the NW corner, but really enjoyed this. Favourites were 17ac and 19dn. Across 1 Tree dweller’s westbound US ruffle work (6) POSSUM =”Tree dweller”. reversal=”westbound”, of … Read more >>
There seems to be quite a lot a “general knowledge” required in this puzzle, with a few people, places and classical references. Apart from that, the usual Gordius offering. By popular request (aka … Read more >>
Rufus back after his return to the Guinness book of records. The most prolific setter was dropped from the book for a while. Not as many CDs and DDs as we often get … Read more >>