Never knowingly undersolved
It wouldn’t be Friday without Phi, would it?! I found this tougher than the average Phi puzzle and made fairly slow progress through the whole grid. The SE corner proved to be the … Read more >>
There was something just a bit unsatisfying about this puzzle – it seemed to lack a certain zippiness or precision.
Hieroglyph is not seen very often in the Independent. A quick scan of the clues showed very quickly that there was a theme in the across clues given that each … Read more >>
Got into this quickly, then got a little stuck on the last few. Lots of nice (and typically Paul) clues – my favourite might be 24dn.
Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 30 Friendly crossword by Crux with his typical light touch. I particularly liked the Spoonerism of 2d but I’m afraid I still can’t get used to this setter’s cryptic definitions … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 28, 2014 I have to say that I found this to be a relatively poor and faulty puzzle. The obvious fault lies in 25a (SALAMANCA). … Read more >>
As usual of course. When is Dac ever anything but as usual? Such simply-constructed clues, nothing remotely tortuous.
Definitions underlined.
A relatively accessible puzzle for Monk which I made hard for myself by entering in a couple of wrong answers.
Perhaps a controversial theme in this one …
He’s back – Schadenfreude never stays away very long, 7½ weeks on average. One clue per column (except the edges) has a misprinted definition, and corrections are to be entered in the top … Read more >>
So after yesterday’s Brendan theme filled fun, we have a Chifonie, who has some surfaces to rival Dac’s in another place.
Thanks to Scorpion for an an enjoyable solve today! When we saw that it was Scorpion we were on the lookout for a theme but we still missed it until we guessed … 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.) Perhaps a tad more difficult than … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Perhaps a tad more difficult than previous offerings from Sayang, to whom thanks. Definitions … Read more >>
Moley has been setting Guardian Quiptic puzzles since 2000, so I think we could call her a regular. She has set us another good one today: not a write-in by any means, but … Read more >>