Never knowingly undersolved
Klingsor is occupying the Thursday slot this week. It tends to be on a Thursday that I encounter his work. I found this puzzle to be accessible and entertaining in equal measure. Klingsor … Read more >>
February and Chalicea provides our neural stimulation. Normal clues apart from some unclued ones (18 led to 1ac and 38) and four unclued needles also to find. Finally a name needs to be … Read more >>
Julius is today's FT inquisitor.
Thank you to Paul – no fooling! Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. See 15 8. Inflamed area poked by sick fool (7) PILLOCK : POCK(mark left by an inflammation, say, … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 5, 2022
A super puzzle that I really enjoyed. Not easy, this took me longer than usual. Thank you Gozo.
Tees fills the Wednesday slot this week. Last week Tees filled the Thursday slot when I was the blogger. I am very happy to blog another Tees offering. We had … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28682.
This puzzle is the final one in a series of four Inquisitors compiled by new setters. The puzzle is entitled Operation and is set by Cranberry The preamble told us … Read more >>
Atrica provides our daily exercise in the vagaries of the English language.
I’m always pleased to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle I’m down to blog and this one was as enjoyable as ever, with a nice range of clue types, clever constructions and smooth, … Read more >>
A decent midweek-morning brain-waker…
Azed’s Carte Blanche puzzles come around about once a year; they give the solver an extra challenge without (I assume) giving the setter the kind of extra difficulties that are presented by other … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle with a good variety of clue types – though, typically for Anto, perhaps not as easy as some Quiptics.
I found this quite tough in places and stalled for a while on the north east corner.