Never knowingly undersolved
As usual, Virgilius gives us an excellent themed puzzle. This one is based on days of the week appearing appropriately midway through Lent taking seven days (all fairly well-known, I’d say). Very impressed … Read more >>
Solving time: 15-20 minutes These comments are written after a look back at the puzzle with answers – I discarded my original copy as I forgot I was supposed to be writing this. … Read more >>
Solving time approx 15 mins. Second blog of the day for me, luckily it’s quiet at work today as I’ve still got to do last Saturday’s Times yet on the other blog! Still, … Read more >>
A compiler I usually struggle with but not on this occasion. There are some very nice clues in this but a couple that I don’t fully understand and a couple of (I think) … Read more >>
Apologies to my fellow bloggers for letting the side down, but better late than never I suppose… I had hoped to get this posted before lunchtime on Friday, but work was far too … Read more >>
Solved last week before I left for Sicily. Solved again today as I write this up upon return from Italy – where my only exposure to crosswords, let alone cryptics, was Un Mot … Read more >>
I thought the blog could do with a lick of paint – hope you like the new look. Neil
The four longest entries in the puzzle were fairly straightforward, so I got off to a flier. I then attacked the rest of the puzzle, and quickly worked out or guessed most of … Read more >>
Solving time: 11:46 Amusing theme this week centred on 15ac involving several across answers (and 22dn), giving me an ideal excuse for a football rant. Steve McClaren wouldn’t even have been on my … Read more >>
Apologies for the brief write-up today – am a bit pressed for time. A fine puzzle from Phi, with a few excellent clues. Across 11 AG,EG in GRATE – nice deceptive use of … Read more >>
This was the easiest Inquisitor of the year so far in my opinion. Once I had worked out that the entries at 13ac and 43ac led to the Seven Sages, and that 42ac … Read more >>
Solved this during a flight, confident that Quixote’s clues would be accessible and fully understood. Solving time: 25 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 DI RECTOR’S HIP You expect a church reference from … Read more >>
After Tuesday’s breeze, for me, today’s puzzle was a nightmare. I bought the paper late, just couldn’t get into the puzzle and ended up having to cheat (TEA) to finish it with two … Read more >>
Fairly straightforward crossword, with some good clues and one I couldn’t work out (23ac – thanks BenIngton). After the fare served up by Brummie and Paul so far this week, this was less … Read more >>
Another demonstration of why crosswords don’t have to be difficult to be entertaining. Interesting, and subtle, ambiguity at 3A though. Across 3 (FAR LESS BIG)* – I filled in FIBRE GLASS at first … Read more >>