Never knowingly undersolved
Found this fun, but struggled towards the end – I had to guess and look up 1ac and 10ac, and am pretty sure that I’m missing something about 19ac. Favourites were 12ac, 7dn … Read more >>
I am a bit late on parade this morning, partly because I found bits of this quite tricky. There were certainly a good number of genuinely Quiptic clues to get you going, but … Read more >>
Another Monday, another Rufus – not much more to be said, really! Across 1. DESERTION Leaving — one’s tired out (9)(ONE’S TIRED)* 6. CHOP Cut down on … Read more >>
I greet announcements that the BBC has secured the rights to cover Formula One with a groan, so you can probably gather it’s not among my all time favourite sports. Therefore, I wasn’t … Read more >>
For me, a very straightforward Cyclops, quickly solved (even if I have my doubts about some of the parsing). I’ll give my ‘fave clue’ vote to 13a. Across 7 PLUMPS Putting knob in … Read more >>
A slightly tardy post today, so apologies for that. No excuses here though: this was all entirely tractable and everything fell into place smoothly. There were a couple that I’ve marked as cryptic … Read more >>
This seemed to be a relatively manageable week, which was welcome as I didn’t have access to Chambers at the time of solving. There were just one or two minor points to check … Read more >>
Nick: Me this week folks, as Lorraine’s long hours working over the weekends is a bummer. I thought this was quite hard for an Everyman, with some clever clueing going on; all fair, … Read more >>
Azed, as usual, has given us a master class in precise cluing., where it is always clear when you have derived the right answer from the wordplay. There weren’t very … Read more >>
This seems to be the second Saturday in a row that I’ve drawn an Anax, and no complaints from me there. This one was a lovely themed puzzle where the theme, based around … Read more >>
A monster preamble this week. Also, so far as I am aware, a new setter for the EVs. Having so recently dodged a rather tough Ivor puzzle, I’m a little nervous about this unknown quantity. Who will have the last laugh?
A worthy prize puzzle that took some work to get to the bottom of. A real pleasure to solve and to blog. Thank you Araucaria. Across 9 AMALEKITE A cock bird no friend … Read more >>
‘Alternative anniversaries’ preceded this puzzle which I have failed to fully explain – over to you out there to fill in the gaps Across 1 PETER GRIMES work of … Read more >>
Phi has filled his regular Friday slot with a very enjoyable puzzle. Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, English composer. Phi has reflected that fact … Read more >>
A welcome return by Tramp after a couple of months’ absence. It isn’t giving anything away to say that the clues are teeming with references to the assassination of John F Kennedy exactly … Read more >>