Never knowingly undersolved
At the Cambridge S&B several crosswords were handed out, some of these especially written for the occasion.
I decided once more to blog these puzzles, in a neutral way (without giving a personal view) and based on the setters’ own explanations.
So, don’t be surprised to see some new names crawling around the familiar ones.
Any feedback will be very much appreciated.
There is one clue that I cannot fathom. Any help appreciated. Thanks Hamilton.
Today sees a rare Wednesday outing for Quixote and a rare opportunity for me to blog a sample of his work. I found this quite straightforward by Quixote standards, on a par with … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26558.
I was a bit worried by a long rubric with drawing instructions: Each across clue and ten down clues contain an extra letter to be discarded before solving. The across letters in clue … Read more >>
There will be a get-together of sloggers and betters after the Times setters’ lunch on Tuesday 19th May, starting at 2pm. The venue is: The George Borough High Street Southwark SE1 1NH The … Read more >>
I had it on good authority – from the horse’s mouth, as it were – in Cambridge on Saturday, that today would see Screw’s second puzzle. When I realised that it was my … Read more >>
Tees makes his monthly appearance today. There was a clear theme today with the many references to Margaret (MAGGIE) THATCHER and incidents in her political career. There is no obvious … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle from Jason meant a quick pleasurable solve. Got started with the anagrams and made quick progress from there. I do wonder if its ok to spell 20d as has been used in this grid. All in all, a fine treat – Thanks Jason.
Edit: Thanks everyone for the feedback, most helpful. Please see comment #20 for my conclusions.
It was reported earlier in today’s Guardian post that the ‘Preview Comment’ button had stopped working.
Not sure what to make of this one. The grid wasn’t helpful to the solve; there were some clues I found hard to parse; and I think one clue is faulty. … Read more >>
Perhaps not my favourite ever Commoner puzzle. Not a bad crossword by any means, but almost half the clues made use of the insertion device, which gave it a bit of a stodgy … Read more >>
A nice start to the week from Rufus – I especially liked 1ac, 14dn and my favourite 25ac.
I forgot that I was down to blog this so I solved it in the normal manner, in an easy chair, rather than in front of a computer to make notes. I remember … Read more >>
Many thanks to all who made the first Cambridge S&B such a success.
And by ‘all’ we do not mean ourselves as the organisers but really everyone who was there on Saturday.