Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Steerpike. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8. Appetite returns in middle of jiu-jitsu lesson (4) LUST : Hidden in(in middle) reversal of(returns) “of jiu-jitsu lesson“. 9. Turns out … Read more >>
A slow solve and tricky to parse in several places. My favourites were 14ac, 24ac, 25ac, 8dn, and especially 1ac. Thanks to Imogen.
A typical Azed plain puzzle.
As always, a carefully-constructed and educative Quiptic from Pasquale this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>
Thanks to Peto.
This is Soup’s first (solo) appearance in the Cryptic slot, though we have seen him a few times in the Genius. This was quite tricky, with some rather unusual constructions, including a couple … Read more >>
Today we have a new setter in Lark. I’ve not been paying much attention to the news, anything else happening today?
I can imagine Cyclops, along with many other setters, is having to rummage through his standard references and update/delete a few items…and recent events may have overtaken the normal cadence of the setting/editing/publication cycle…
Sunday rolls round and it’s time for a bit of WIRE to puzzle over
Although initially you might think otherwise (by chance the two clues I have doubts about are the first two) my opinion of this crossword tallies with the general feeling about these crosswords over the past year or so: they are getting better and better and the clues are on the whole pleasant and sound. I can’t see the alliterative pair, but am not in the habit of looking for it and no doubt someone will point it out.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (homophone, hidden, anagram etc.) in italics. Link-words in green. Anagrams indicated *(thus) or (thus)*.
We were pleased that we had another Serpent to blog today. Always a pleasure to solve.
Picaroon provides this week’s Prize challenge…
I was slow to get started on this, with only about five answers entered after my first pass through the clue, but gradually it all fell satisfyingly into place. Thanks to Philistine. … Read more >>
As usual, we have a puzzle from Phi on a Friday. I can’t see a theme or a message in the grid, so I’ll just concentrate on the clues. I … Read more >>
ZAMORCA dishes out the Friday treat for the week.