Never knowingly undersolved
Yet another very enjoyable offering from Araucaria. I got 25/26ac immediately and the various types of pear followed quickly. Several clues involved bits of what is perhaps slightly obscure general knowledge (e.g. 18ac, … Read more >>
I found this less challenging than usual for Bradman. Nothing fundamentally wrong with that; the clueing is as watertight and scrupulously fair as ever. And the fact that I’m uncertain whether I have … Read more >>
I purchased my copy of the FT containing this puzzle at the railway station in Wörgl, Austria, a place I had never heard of until I found myself changing trains there while heading … Read more >>
From FT Monday Prize Crossword 12,837 – 4th August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer … Read more >>
Good puzzle, as always from Dac. This one I found on the easy side esp bottom half of grid. Solving time, 12 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 POS(t)ERS Excellent … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle with one or two involved clues, but entertaining. Some explanations were not clear to me, e.g. 23a and 27a. ACROSS 1. WILDEBEEST -(*edible stew) 7. JOAN – ( female name: … Read more >>
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Another challenging puzzle which was also amusing … Read more >>
There was a different crossword in the paper to that on-line – see blog for no. 6809 for details. In a comment on that blog Eimi mentions that this is also a Virgilius puzzle, from … Read more >>
A few parties in this one, as well as the great Stevie Wonder who wrote the above song. Some penny-dropping moments for me in this one, maybe my brain’s not switched on properly … Read more >>
If you solved the online puzzle today then this post is going to be of no use to you because, as it says in a note under the printed version of the puzzle: … Read more >>
I solved Ac 26, 9, 31, 30, 29, 12, 13, 14 and 28 first before having to move to the Dn set, where I got 1, 3, 5, 25, 24, 23, 22, 18, … Read more >>
A decent Monday Rufus, not as CD-heavy as some, with some good variation in clues. I’m stuck on 17ac, and will use as my excuse its three out of five letters unchecked. Seeing presbyterians … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed I haven’t had chance to see who the compiler is yet, although it seems a bit easier than some of the recent monday puzzles. Across 1 Sometimes: so me times. … Read more >>
Printer’s Devilry puzzles are an interesting and enjoyable change that Azed produces from time to time. I thought we’d had one fairly recently – it turns out I was thinking of the 2007 … Read more >>
From Prize Crossword 24,457 – 2 August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>