Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. Get her this novel where Waterstones might be (4,6) HIGH STREET : Anagram of(… novel) GET HER THIS. Defn: The main … Read more >>
Bluebird provides the Saturday work-out this week.
This is the twenty-fifth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here. The puzzle can be found here.
A Cyclops puzzle that started out easy and got harder as I went on. That shouldn’t happen!
An unusual grid for the prize puzzle this week which made me look for a nina, but it wasn’t exactly what I expected.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 14, 2024
A real head scratcher from GAFF.
Phi has brought another series of mid-week puzzles to an end today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think that I have parsed all … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle that I found mostly straightforward, though there are a couple of clues that I can’t parse to my satisfaction: please enlighten me. Thanks to Pangakupu. Looking for the traditional Māori … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. See 23 Down 4, 16. 20’s 19 announced? (6,2,5) BRIDGE OF SIGHS : Homophone of(… announced) [“bridge(a card game)” + “of … Read more >>
My first Solomon blog, standing in for loonapick
This is the second Filbert puzzle this week following his appearance on Sunday. I thought there were some well-crafted clues with DOUBLE BASS, FATS DOMINO and SAFARI PARK and being … Read more >>
Ah, Monsieur l’EV Editor, two cartes blanche in as many weeks – you do spoil us! The only PROBLEM is that it is my turn to blog…
Midweek entertainment from Knut today.
Great start to the day from Basilisk.