Never knowingly undersolved
There are several devices going on in LOSS – answers altered before entry; extra letters in wordplay; clashing across and down entries; and lines to be drawn in the completed grid. All probably … Read more >>
Another great crossword from Araucaria. In my paper copy of the Saturday Guardian the wrong crossword was printed (yet again) so I got this one from the Guardian website. I’ve said this before, but … Read more >>
This certainly gave me the run around – all over the place – very clever ACROSS 8 CAULKING stuffing (boat) CAUL hood KING royal 9 JAPAN CEDAR tree D moved … Read more >>
It’s Friday – it’s Phi – so all’s well with the Independent crossword world. Another good sound puzzle with only a couple entries that were unfamiliar to me. I think … Read more >>
Most of the clueing here was fairly straightforward, without any outrageous liberties, but the theme (and another mini-theme) made it more of a challenge. It was quite a test of my botanical knowledge … Read more >>
I’m not allowed to say that this was pretty much a doddle, because I’ll be accused of being a strutting peacock and Lord knows what all else… but (whisper it) it was pretty much … Read more >>
Mostly straightforward, but I did have to look up 5dn and 26ac afterwards. Favourite clue was 11ac. Edits thanks to tupu and NeilW Across 1 CANOPY =”Cover” AN=article inside COPY=transcript 4 PHYSIC =”traditional … Read more >>
A very pleasant crossword from Mordred, with a theatrical connection — several of the answers are of this type, but I’ll leave you to find them. The less than perfect checking can, … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/May 28 A typical Dante crossword, at the start of what turned out to be a great FT week (with, for me, Mudd’s ‘marathon’ puzzle a particular highlight). Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 26, 2012 I found this a slightly more difficult puzzle than usual for Cincinnus. It has considerably more letter-removal clues than is typical and a … Read more >>
Back to work in the UK today as the Indy moves into the ninth thousand of cryptic puzzles in its series. Who better to set it than the Indy stalwart Dac. Typical Dac … Read more >>
I really enjoyed this one, a proper workout for the grey matter. For a while I thought I was going to have to publish the blog with a couple of clues still unsolved, but … Read more >>
I found that this one went in very smoothly.
Wow, what a long, convoluted preamble: This puzzle features eight pairs. Six thematic entries are anagrams of a pair member; six others are possible associations of the other member. Clues to these comprise … Read more >>
Neo has always provided an enjoyable challenge to me. This was no exception, though made a bit easier once I had cracked 19 26 9. Thanks Neo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Each … Read more >>