Never knowingly undersolved
Hmmm! I’m not sure I’ve seen this before… clues in alphabetical order of their answers but with clashes! Ten to be precise. I decided to do a quick scan of the clues to … Read more >>
When I tried to download this puzzle on my way to bed in the early hours of this morning the index page linked to a Sudoku, which was not what I was looking … Read more >>
There’s been a certain amount of movement between the setters just recently but we were pleased to see Phi back in his normal slot for our blog this week. We weren’t sure … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) This was a bit of a … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) This was a bit of a challenge, especially the upper half, but I did … Read more >>
A new setter for me, I think, and an excellent puzzle. The handful of gimmes were offset by some superbly sly clueing and inventive definitions elsewhere. No complaints from me (only a plea … Read more >>
eXternal has given us plenty to get our teeth into this Thursday morning. I found this puzzle exceptionally difficult to get into, and for a long time I had solved only one clue, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26386.
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 29 After a string of Dantes, Cruxes and Falcons it was nice to have this setter for a change. No Mudd without bums or buttocks (and so it was) but the … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 27 September, 2014 Here’s another new setter in our Weekend space. Welcome, Goliath. I had a bit of a struggle completing this puzzle with some clues … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle from Monk in which he reveals his easy side.
Seeing Tramp’s name under the puzzle is guaranteed to brighten up a dull morning! I think the gloomy weather had dulled my brain somewhat: I was aware from the beginning that there were … Read more >>
A fairly standard puzzle from Dac today with his usual elegant clue writing. There were a significant number of entries with consecutive double letters. I counted ten in all, six … Read more >>
This puzzle by Radler had a fairly short preamble, as follows: "The title alludes to the eight unclued themed solutions. Only one is from eight, and nine’s too many for the theme. Seven … Read more >>
A typically neat and pleasant offering from Punk today. It is themed around 11dn, which is to some extent my time, but I still needed Google to explain many of the answers. What … Read more >>