Never knowingly undersolved
Nothing very testing in this morning’s puzzle, apart from a few slang terms which may not be known to all. Much easier than last Thursday’s task. ACROSS 1. HORNPIPE – ( ho-rn-pi-pe – … Read more >>
From Monday Prize Crossword on 10th November 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>
This Cincinnus puzzle struck me as distinctly more difficult than most of his. The top-right corner especially took me some time to complete. And it has its complement of splendid Cincinnic clues (10A, … Read more >>
As always with Dac, clue after clue hits the button. Across 1 SUBJECT — 2 defs 5 DA(STAR)D — although the similar word with a different initial letter has a similar meaning, at … Read more >>
Yes, it’s me again though this time back to my scheduled Wednesday spot. An enjoyable puzzle today with some excellent and entertaining clues. Very little to quibble about except perhaps the use of … Read more >>
Across 1 DORIS DAY: DOR (as in d’or, of gold, golden) + IS (lives) + DAY (period); actress in Calamity Jane film of 1953 5 SHUCKS: HUCK in SS 9 NUNEATON: NUN EAT … Read more >>
Rishi is having problems with his computer and has asked me to cover for him. Rather like Friday’s puzzle, this was a mixed bag of the very easy and the rather more obscure, particularly … Read more >>
A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle with some great clues and a mini-theme. Two or three potentially tricky words (5, 11 and 25) but I thought these were all fairly clued and very gettable from … Read more >>
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Most of you would have cottoned on … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone A good variety of clues with some excellent surface readings. There were just a couple that I thought were a little questionable. Across 1 Miaow: (I am)* + ow. 4 … Read more >>
Rufus gets a Monday off to make way for a reasonably easy offering from Arachne. There are a couple of clues where I’m not sure I’ve got the explanation right, and one (27ac) … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle this week, with a fair proportion of unfamiliar words. Nevertheless, it’s worth making the point that Azed puzzles can in fact be easier to solve than a daily cryptic, as … Read more >>
This is obviously more relevant for readers of another blog, but if you have friends in need of help with broadsheet dailies, it does a good job for these puzzles in general as … Read more >>
Solving time: 7:44 An amusing offering from Paul, with a theme: the key clue is the one to 13dn/20ac, which yields “ASK A STUPID QUESTION”. The definitions to 10 other clues are given … Read more >>
Solving time, 14 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 DEad SO LATE 5 ST PAUL New Testament epistle writer and US city 9 REF ERR A L 10 C RUM B S 12 … Read more >>