Never knowingly undersolved
A fun prize puzzle from Araucaria – we found this pretty easy apart from the the bottom right corner, which took another look a few days later to finish it off. There’s a … Read more >>
Back to a long preamble, this week. Four clues with double definitions with one entry different by a thematic entry from the other one. The thematic items can then be described by a … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle Across 1 POLTERGEIST (supernatural being) (ROGET SPELT I)* 7 HOP (short journey) H (husband) OP (work) 9 SOFIA (capital of Bulgaria) SO (very) F (fine) I (one) … Read more >>
Another good Friday work-out from Phi. We found one or two clues trickier than usual, but the surface readings were all excellent and the wordplay fell into place after a bit of lateral … Read more >>
The crossword was quickly solved; the blog took quite considerably longer.
I’ve always liked redshanks, pretty and raucous little lakeshore potterers that they are, and I’m a big fan of Redshanks, too – and this minor masterpiece is one of his very best. I … Read more >>
I’m not very good at spotting ninas but these days the name of the game seems to be ‘Spot the error’. However, Araucaria is not noted for either and I found this an … Read more >>
It is Thursday today so any number of different compilers can by lying in wait for one, although Nestor has always featured prominently in my Thursday blogging slots. Long may that continue, although … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 3 Sometimes it’s D-Day (i.e. Dante), sometimes it’s C-Day. C stands for Crux, a setter with a love for good surfaces. This particular puzzle which can be found here , … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 1, 2012 Ah, what a lovely puzzle! Plaudits for 12A (LA MER), 18A (EXTRACTOR FAN), 24A (LA SCALA) and 9D (TRANSFORMATION). Slight, tentative quibble about … Read more >>
Eileen has kindly allowed me to use her Fifteensquared address to post here, to say that I am organising the next Sloggers and Betters Midlands get-together, which will be in Derby on Saturday … Read more >>
Fiendishly clever Across 1 BIOPIC (film) I (international) OP (work) in BIC (pen) 5 DIES AWAY (disappears) (A WISE)* in DAY (24hrs) 9 BUTTRESS (prop) TT (races) RES (reserve) in … Read more >>
A pleasant crossword from Dac where the solution built up gradually with each further pass through the acrosses and downs. I found the crossing letters particularlly helpful when solving this puzzle. … Read more >>
Nutmeg is a fairly regular Inquisitor contributor. This is her (I think) 15th crossword in the Inquisitor series. The preamble stated: "Having completed the grid, solvers must remove a significant group of letters … Read more >>
Paul isn’t suffering from writer’s block today… Not Paul’s hardest or rudest but I can’t suss out 18 properly so suggestions welcome. [Note the clue was changed later to be: Attendants semi-dressed, including … Read more >>