Never knowingly undersolved
Another lovely Everyman, with plenty of anagrams to get us going, and some delightful but accessible clues all over the grid. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Good stuff from Poins. Trickier than the previous IoS puzzle of his that I blogged.
We always look forward to solving and blogging an Anax, so it was with great anticipation that we sat down to tackle this one. Unfortunately, however, we felt it didn’t quite live up … Read more >>
This puzzle contained a combination of very easy clues with others which were really quite taxing.
The preamble says ‘In the definition of every clue a letter has been MORPHED and must be changed back before solving. In clue order, alternating between correct and morphed letters in each set of … Read more >>
Our Indy Good Friday crossword challenge this morning has been provided by Phi. 18 was one of the first clues that I solved, which made me suspect that there was to be an … 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 by no means a … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) This was by no means a write-in, requiring a slow and steady teasing out … Read more >>
A sparkling lesson from Orense in how to make a puzzle both easy-peasy and a joy to solve. I was left, if not entirely grumble-free, then certainly entertained.
Tees has given us an entertaining puzzle today. The theme although clear, was quite well disguised. None of the dogs were clued specifically as dogs, so it took a little … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26236. It would hardly be a Gordius puzzle without some quibbles, but in my book they are minor this time out. Across 7. Time a pint’s … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 7 A Dante crossword with exactly the same grid as the previous prize puzzle (by Crux). A mixture of elegance, nice finds, over-familiar devices and some incredibly easy anagrams. Many thanks to Dante … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 5, 2014 An okay puzzle with two clues that stood out for me: 1d (GARISHLY) and 19d (SQUANDER). And it has a couple of unusually … Read more >>
This is a tough puzzle with not many easy clues. I had to work hard all the way to the end.
I don’t think there will be so many ‘too easy’ protests today but there might be some complaints about unusual words. In fact, however, this puzzle turned out to be less frightening than … Read more >>