Never knowingly undersolved
Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>
I have had few opportunities to solve and blog puzzles compiled by Alchemi so far, so I was rather looking forward to this, despite having to rely on a less than optimum internet … Read more >>
An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Model soldier briefly lost (7) PARAGON : PARA(short for “paratrooper”;a soldier) + “gone”(lost) … Read more >>
A crossword that taught us a couple of things and made us smile, Thank you, Hamilton.
Monday Prize Crossword / Mar 16, 2015
Calling this crossword a write-in may sound patronising towards some solvers but I am afraid I found this – for 95% – a very easy puzzle.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2015 Welcome back Rosa! Good to see you here again. And with a puzzle as clever and as challenging as usual with a few … Read more >>
Another quality puzzle from Monk, a bit more accessible than his usual fare I thought (though still not easy!). Thanks Monk
There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve come across DARKLING (7 down) before. but the wordplay was fairly … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26528.
The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that may be linked thematically; in each case, an allusion to part … Read more >>
Anagrams aplenty
A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.
A Tuesday treat from one of my top favourite setters, brimming with a variety of the usual top-quality clues with great surfaces. I thought it was relatively straightforward – but Picaroon’s puzzles worryingly … Read more >>
Good fun from Rufus – I was more on his wavelength for the cryptic defs than usual. Favourite was 5dn.
Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>