Never knowingly undersolved
This is Paul at his best, with great clues, a fun theme and nicely intertwined references. It took a while to hit on the theme, but once the penny dropped it all fell … Read more >>
A well constructed puzzle as we have come to expect from Dac. There are good surface readings, something that we really appreciate in crosswords and all the clues are very fair. No ninas … Read more >>
Phew what a workout! I just hope Schadenfreude derived a lot of “freude” from everyone’s’ “schade!” However, I got there in the end. Each answer had to be entered with one letter misprinted, though (as … Read more >>
Hi, Just putting the feelers out to see if there is enough interest in meeting up somewhere in Ireland. Having been at the one in Birmingham last summer and having a great time. … Read more >>
For me at least, this puzzle took longer to solve than the average Scorpion, and I will need some input from fellow solvers to explain one or two clues. Having seen the grid, … Read more >>
I am posting this on behalf of Alan Connor, who writes the crossword blog in the Guardian. Rufus’s 80th birthday is coming up very soon (next week, in fact). If you love Rufus … Read more >>
Tuesday is the start of the week for FT crosswords, and hence usually a warm-up exercise for later in the week. Thanks Armonie, for this one – some nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Another cleverly spun web of intrigue and verbal artifice from our Spider Lady. And of course, today being a special day for romance and lovers, I was expecting to see the theme right … Read more >>
Thanks Orlando for a staple Quiptic – cryptic definitions, double definitions, some cryptic too, and not too complex charades and anagrams. Elegantly straightforward clues, but still enjoyable. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Not quite so many cryptic definitions this morning, which will please those who don’t like them, but plenty of the characteristic double definitions and some excellent anagrams in this fun puzzle to start … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism A nice puzzle from Quixote, although possibly a bit two much of the two Rs – Royalty and Religion – to be entirely enjoyed … Read more >>
Usual delightful variety to extend the vocabulary – 5d is one such. Once flew with 24a – there was a fly buzzing on the plane and we were served lukewarm, brown lemonade. … Read more >>
I blogged the Hypnos Sunday puzzle last month and enjoyed it, and I enjoyed this one too; but I found it just as tricky, especially the NE corner. I need help with one, … Read more >>
A typical Everyman – nothing too elaborate, well-constructed and varied clues, with the odd bit of general knowledge thrown in, which should be gettable even if you are not the general who knows it.
I was a little apprehensive when I saw that the blogging cycle had delivered me a jigsaw puzzle, because these tend to need a lot of “cold-solving” of clues before any progress can … Read more >>