Never knowingly undersolved
A reasonably straightforward Everyman this week, I thought, with some nice misdirections as well as the usual trademark clues. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Another straightforward plain puzzle from Azed this week.
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Story of unfair dismissal had hippie all worked up (12) PHILADELPHIA : Anagram of(… worked up) HAD HIPPIE ALL. Defn: A … Read more >>
Listener blogs coming soon Beginning with the Listener puzzle from December 14th (no. 4846), Listener blogs will appear here three weeks after the publication date. Thus the blog (no. 4846) will be scheduled … Read more >>
With Christmas looming ever closer, Bluebird keeps the brain cells ticking over. And I’ve managed to get my blog out on time! And a bit of a cinema theme this week – Pearl … Read more >>
This is the thirty-seventh Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords. The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here – those rules include not posting solving times. This puzzle can be found here.
Just a brief intro for this Eye crossword.
I must save my energies for the Xmas monster that will appear in a couple of days.
A welcome return to the Prize slot for Brockwell.
In customary fashion, Phi has brought another set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, through which I made steady progress and which I think I … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from SOLOMON to mark Friday the 13th! 🙂
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29565.
Again, there are no comments on the puzzle on the Guardian site today and so I have no idea how this Pasquale puzzle went down over there but I found it an absorbing … Read more >>
We have a puzzle from Grecian today I liked the clues mentioning real people or fictional characters such Dr Hook, Mitch Marsh, Marvin the paranoid android, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nick … Read more >>
The unpronouncable one is today's compiler.
I hope this last blog (for me) of 2024 finds you in GOOD HEALTH…