Never knowingly undersolved
I worked my way through this while listening to the Test Match in the wee small hours, so perhaps I didn’t quite give it the attention it deserved. But I found it a … Read more >>
Once I must have had a bad experience with Nestor, because his crosswords always fill me with fear before I start, yet this was perfectly pleasant and accessible. There are some very nice clues … Read more >>
I found this hardgoing; a question of not being on the setter’s wavelength, I think; but managed to finally sort it out. Thanks to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 11 Just like last week for me a puzzle with two halves. The left hand side went in rather smoothly and had a Dante feel to it, the other half … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 9, 2013 This was another moderately easy and very satisfying Mudd. My top clues here are 13A (SWORD), 19A (ROAST) and 4D (LIFE STORY). ACROSS … Read more >>
To commemorate the centenary of the crossword, we really should have a proper get-together for all the regulars, be they high-profile or lurkers. Everyone, from novices to occasional solvers to the all-correct Listener … Read more >>
I enjoyed this, varied and interesting – Aardvark rarely disappoints. A good level of difficulty too. Thank you Aardvark. Across 1 CASTLES IN THE AIR Unrealistic hopes of seeing rooks flying? (7,2,3,3) cryptic … Read more >>
Another excellently crafted puzzle from Dac today. As usual, the surface readings are all good. We’d never come across the solution to 6d before – the author is not one of our … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26110.
Preamble: Sixteen cells in the completed grid, forming three interconnected straight lines, spell out a work (without its definite articles) and its format. Each clue contains a superfluous word: taken in order, the … Read more >>
An enjoyable and mainly straightforward crossword – just a little delayed by 24down – got the answer from the wordplay, but had to search for confirmation of the (obsolete) synonym for the … Read more >>
A typically playful and witty Puck puzzle, with lots of ingenious wordplay and misdirection, together with great surfaces. Many thanks to Puck for a most enjoyable puzzle. [Looking at the top row and … Read more >>
You can never be sure who’ll have set the Tuesday puzzle, but a theme of some description is almost guaranteed. Radian does not disappoint us today. For an ophidiophobe like myself, this puzzle … Read more >>
This was an enjoyable, though perhaps on the easy side, Quiptic. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please … Read more >>
Another sound and accessible Monday puzzle from Quixote. A good mixture of clue types, with everything clearly indicated, even for the less common words. I know that the Monday Indy puzzle is popular … Read more >>