Never knowingly undersolved
A bit of a hurried post from me this week, squeezed into a brief break from a mind-numbing overdue calculus assignment. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 UNPRINCIPLED – … Read more >>
Excellent puzzle, solving time 27 mins. A mini-theme perhaps with symmetrically placed 4 down and 13 down similar. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 COWL (th)ICK thick hiding half of that … Read more >>
Pressure of work has meant that this blog has been written in rather a rush, so apologies for any errors or typos. This seemed quite tough, but with Pasquale’s usual combination of fairness, … Read more >>
A fun challenge from Mudd with some creative indicators. Many clues had me entertained, and I picked up some new slang along the way. Across 9 SCARLATTI CARL (Nielsen) in SAT (day) + … Read more >>
The preamble stated that the the puzzle commemorated significant anniversaries of two related events which occurred exactly 50 years apart. Single letters or words had to be removed from all of the 40 … Read more >>
The preamble made this sound more complicated that it turned out to be. Once a few answers were in the puzzle fell in to place quickly and the straight definitions were mostly guessable … Read more >>
Trees. That’s a new compiler I thought. Then forgot that as I stared at the clues for an immensely long time looking for inspiration. I wasn’t sure of any answers on the first … Read more >>
Another solid outing from The Unpronounceable One, but he’s certainly produced better in the past. There were a few points along the way where I had an uncanny sense of deja vu, although … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. It must be Thursday, then! I found this very tough going indeed, and had to cheat relentlessly. Getting 15ac was something of a help though. … Read more >>
My heart sank somewhat, initially, when I saw a preamble to an Orlando, who can usually be relied on to be straightforward, but soon all became clear as the names of the 60’s … Read more >>
Solving time, 23 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 6 PEP TIC 8 PINNA (leaflet) C LE 9 BOS (PO RU)S 10 P ASS I’M 11 QU A N GO 12 … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 27 July 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 25 I found this puzzle to be a good challenge. I particularly like 3D and 23D, and fail to understand 27A. Across 1. DOCTOR – … Read more >>
Apparently Dac’s recent Saturday crossword was quite tricky. He seems to have continued in the same vein here — this took me far longer than a normal Dac. The usual crop of very … Read more >>
A fine challenge from Sartori today with some good surfaces and some clues that I found nicely misleading on the first pass through. I have a minor quibble with 7d, and a couple … Read more >>