Never knowingly undersolved
Friday in the Independent crossword series usually brings a puzzle from Phi and that’s the case today. The grid is one that can yield a message round the perimeter. We … Read more >>
Bluth is here today with his usual varied mix of subject matter.
A puzzle that took quite a lot of thinking, but satisfying to work out. Thanks to Kite. We have a theme indicated by the central entry DNA, which is an ACID in the … Read more >>
Gurney is the setter of the FT this morning.
“From the answer to each clue, a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; definitions refer to the full unmutilated answer, wordplay to the grid entry and word length/count to the answer. In clue order, the omitted letters give a definition (eight words) of a CHILLY word in Chambers (six letters), which must be highlighted in the completed grid. The three unclued entries are examples of this word. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
With apologies to RR and early commenters for our unscheduled blog yesterday, we have the pleasure of blogging Quince’s mid-week puzzle today.
Always a pleasure to see Monk’s name appear.
Paul is today's Guardian setter.
Filbert has produced this week’s Tuesday puzzle, on what we know is typically theme day. Today’s theme revolves around the many and varied meanings of “bob” at 17, and it is something of … Read more >>
When all answers have been entered, the contents of three cells must be changed so that the corresponding down entries become words appearing in the third verse of a poem, each word described by the same adjective. The across entries remain real words, with the poet, who must be highlighted, linking the altered cells. In the final grid, a continuous line must be drawn joining the silvered cells, showing what could be referred to by a three-word phrase later in the verse.
Filbert tests the old grey matter today…..
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29364.
Commendable work as usual from Slormgorm. Half of this was entirely straightforward . . .
ZAMORCA kicks off the week…
This was a very entertaining puzzle from a setter I've not seen before, although I can see there have been other puzzles.