Never knowingly undersolved
Maybe I just wasn’t on the right wavelength today, but I found this a lot harder than usual for Rufus. Most of the clues I had trouble with are double or cryptic definitions, … Read more >>
The Genius puzzle could be described as one of the blocked crossword world’s entry into the more challenging type of crossword arena championed by the likes of The Inquisitor, Enigmatic Variations and The … Read more >>
(Sorry to the lateness of this post – I meant to do it yesterday evening but it slipped my mind, I’m afraid.) This was an enjoyable puzzle, although we found it quite tough … Read more >>
Stella appears to have gone walkabout so I am a late stand-in. A bit of fun from the good Rev today, with some characteristic liberties, though I must admit that it took me a … Read more >>
Yes, it’s me again – I’m standing in for Eileen, who is away. After Brendan yesterday I was delighted again to get Paul today, with a lot of his trademark humour and cheeky … Read more >>
I don’t think I’ve blogged a Brendan puzzle for a while, so it was a delight to get this one, with lots of references to … Macbeth, which is one of the Shakespeare … Read more >>
This morning, as luck would have it, the area where my home is, suffered a power failure which was only restored at my 9am, two hours after the appearance of the puzzles. Apologies … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle with some excellent cluing – I especially liked 14dn and 21dn. Across 9 ABHOR =”can’t stand” Hidden inside [ar]AB HO[rse] 10 NONE OTHER =”the very same” anagram of (E=”25’s first” … Read more >>
Nutmeg fulfills the Quiptic brief very well.
An enjoyable challenge this week, with much of Paul’s characteristic wit on display. I had expected something of an Irish theme, for a puzzle published on St Patrick’s Day, but apart from a … Read more >>
After my comments on themed crosswords on Wednesday, the gods continue to smile on me and I get to blog another of Tramp’s puzzles and, once again, it’s one right up my street. … Read more >>
Sorry for the later-than-usual posting of this blog – I’ve just got back from a short holiday (thanks to Eileen for covering for me last Friday) and am trying to cope with the … Read more >>
This was not as difficult as I thought at first glance that it would be.
This has been a very good morning solving quite an easy Paul. Hold cursor over clue number to read a clue. Across 1 SIDEBOARD SIDE (party) + sounds like BORED (yawning) 6 … Read more >>
The usual from Rufus today, with some enjoyable surfaces. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The picture set at the bottom has an unidentified link with the crossword. Across 1 Two … Read more >>