Never knowingly undersolved
Lost Youth by eXternal (A poignant title in light of the tragedy in Creeslough – about 30km from here) Each across clue contains a superfluous word; in clue order, one choice of second … Read more >>
Nothing too far from the ordinary in today’s outing, although I admit that I got stuck with about five clues to go before they finally yielded. Thanks to NEO.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28885.
A 13 x 11 grid for this month’s competition puzzle.
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. It looks as if one-word definitions in the clues are this setter’s specialty. Across 1. Mark crossing United States to find bear (7) … Read more >>
This has been one of those times when you get three blogs running from me: we had Imogen on Friday and now here’s his alter ego Vulcan in his familiar Monday slot. Vulcan … Read more >>
This Monday morning begins with a FALCON…
Nice start to the week from Monday regular Filbert. Mondays were traditionally the easier day of the week, not always any more it seems.
An awful puzzle from the depraved mind of Hoskins. Due to its extremely poor taste it should not be attempted by anyone. You can find it here.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3964.
A brief intro today as I have a lot on at the moment, both figuratively and literally – after all, now it’s gone October 1st I can’t afford to put the heating on … Read more >>
It was quite a surprise to see Maskarade in the Saturday slot when it wasn’t a Bank Holiday weekend – and this certainly wasn’t as tough as those puzzles can be. On first … Read more >>
A typical BRADMAN offering this Friday. Thanks BRADMAN.
Imogen rounds off a good week of puzzles with an interesting and enjoyable challenge. I found lots to admire here – witty and ingenious cluing with some fine surfaces. I had about a … Read more >>
Not Phiday but Methuselah-day today – though Friday’s usual setter gets a nod in the wordplay of one clue.