Never knowingly undersolved
Nutmeg has become quite a regular setter in the Cryptic seat recently. As she is perhaps better known as a Quiptic setter, I was expecting a fairly gentle ride this morning: maybe it’s … Read more >>
At last I get to blog a puzzle from one of my favourite setters, which features a number of his trademark long anagrams. I enjoyed the challenge, despite the religious theme being at … 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.) Thank you Armonie for a straightforward … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thank you Armonie for a straightforward and enjoyable puzzle, as one would expect of … Read more >>
My second blog of the day, back to normal with Quixote
Welcome from a cold and grey Rochdale, the weather’s not much better. Brendan returns giving Rufus a week off.
This hit the spot for me. You? That said, the grid was a bit odd for a Quiptic, and I think one of the clues is faulty. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
The title here is one of my favourite clues for the answer to 6a/7, with thanks to Nestor, its originator. I think I will give Cyclops’s clue for the same answer my vote … Read more >>
It’s very rare that I draw a Kairos to blog, so it was hard to know what to expect. I can tell you that I’ve managed to get to blogging day without completing … Read more >>
A very challenging puzzle which saw me struggling to finish it throughout the week. Several (for example 1 across and 17 across) took quite some time to work out, but I hope I’ve … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Very good smooth crossword this week with lovely cluing. I sometimes look too deeply into the clues and miss the bleedin’ obvious, which is what I did with … Read more >>
How Azed manages to cope with all these words I simply don’t know. Practically every time there is at least one that I’ve never heard of either in the answer or in the … Read more >>
I didn’t have too many problems solving and parsing this one, with the exception of 28ac. The answer was obvious once the checked letters were in place, and the wordplay was clear, but … Read more >>
No themes, ninas, pangrams, special instructions or other funny stuff — just a straightforward down-to-earth cryptic. Thanks Paul, I enjoyed this.
I think it’s safe to say that none of us will be around in December 2184 to verify any sequences that may or may not be continued. So we’d better hope that we can work out what Samuel has in mind some other way.