Never knowingly undersolved
I found this on the easy side, but, as always with this setter, very enjoyable. Thanks to Picaroon. (Thanks to those who expressed concern and good wishes about my “family emergency” last week. … Read more >>
Tees fills the mid-week slot this week.
It is two years since I last blogged a puzzle by Dill, so I was keen to get my teeth into this one. I think that I have managed to parse everything to … Read more >>
Come Into Force by Apt A letter must be inserted into all down and most across clues before solving. In down clues these give the first of five sentences of a statement. In … Read more >>
Fed is the Guardian setter today.
On my first pass at today’s offering from Peto, I was baffled by about half the clues, . . .
A trickier than usual 13 x 11 grid this week.
This week starts with a resounding MOO…
Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Firm support for unoriginal performer? (6) COPIER : CO(abbrev. for “company”, a commercial firm) + PIER(a solid support designed to sustain … Read more >>
My old mucker Harry returns for a Monday workout
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29028.
The puzzle is available here.
“A monthly cryptic crossword relating to the month’s topical events”
Find it on the FT website to print or solve interactively, or use the FT’s neat smartphone app.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3987.
March 25th – and a puzzle relevant to that date. Well certainly 9ac was pertinent to today. I did love 5dn – so many other possibilities for anagrams to describe him – some … Read more >>