Never knowingly undersolved
This was a nice, seasonal offering from Phi with a mini theme revolving around 21/23A. There were one or two toughies in here (EVADNE and PHILIPPI in particular), which I’m guessing were constraints … Read more >>
I had a fun time solving this puzzle. The grid has four nearly independent mini-grids and I worked through them starting from the top-left, going anti-clockwise, with 10a as my last answer in. … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Orlando (perhaps to soften us up for Araucaria’s Christmas special tomorrow), but with all his usual sound elegance and understated wit. Thanks, Orlando, and Merry Christmas to all … Read more >>
Morph has produced a good crossword today, but I’ve never known him not to have a Nina and it is completely lost on me. All that effort and I didn’t even see it. … Read more >>
A pleasant, easy-going puzzle, this – ideal for those with lots to do and not enough time to do it, which, with Christmas closing in, probably means most of us. A few great … Read more >>
Happy holidays all round, with a delightful Christmas present from Paul.
Called off the bench again late in the day. In the interests of getting something out quickish, I’ll be brief. I need help on a couple, please. Across 1 PLEASANT Nicely … Read more >>
HELP NEEDED! Can anyone solve this clue, we don’t have the foggiest what is going on here: “Christopher Robin went down with Alice”? Say “down” probably means “underground” (9) Answer: C _ R … Read more >>
A short while ago I received an unexpected delivery. On opening the parcel I found a bottle of The Famous Gaufrid (my favourite non-single malt tipple!). The label on the back of the … Read more >>
I enjoy the Don’s puzzles and this one was no exception: precise cluing in well constructed surfaces made it much more straightforward than I at first feared. Thanks, Pasquale. Across 1. FACET E, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1207 An unusually shaped grid this time. Also, it turns out, some of the bars and borders were missing from the published grid, which is a shame. On inspection, the grid is … Read more >>
I hadn’t blogged a Scorpion for a while and when I realised that the Tuesday slot had fallen to me, I was hoping it might be one. True to form, Scorpion did not … Read more >>
This is an easy-going puzzle to start the FT week with. A few misdirections, and one definition that I hope I’ve got right. Thanks Armonie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The picture set … Read more >>
This should have been quite a pleasant and smooth stroll except that 21Across held me up for a bit. Apart from that glitch, the puzzle is yet another rich variety of cryptic devices … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 12 This was a very good Crux , one that took a lot more time to solve than usual. Please keep in mind that I will not be able to respond to … Read more >>