Never knowingly undersolved
I just had a surprise – the Christmas issue of Private Eye dropped through the letterbox today, Friday. I hadn’t noticed last issue covered only for 1 week (and a bit) not the … Read more >>
Thank you to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Going on record, account penned by non-drinkers is woolly stuff (6) ALPACA : [ LP(abbrev. for “long playing record” of music … Read more >>
I found this BRADMAN offering a real tough nut to crack. Most of the right half of the grid went in quickly but from thereon, it was a slow trudge. Thanks Bradman for the treat.
Steerpike’s fourth FT offering
I always enjoy a Klingsor puzzle I liked this one particularly because of the intricate wordplay in some clues. There are a number of parsings when I have had to … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28630.
Hello everyone. It’s always good to see a Chalicea puzzle. The preamble to this one reads: The slightly adapted statement at 1a, 42, six words expressing the speaker’s FEAR, was made at … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 4, 2021
Phew! This is a cracking puzzle, but I was left staring at a half empty grid for ages. Fortunately things finally fell into place, but for a long while I thought I was going to have to admit failure and ask you all for help. Thank you Io for a seriously taxing workout.
Imogen fills the mid-week slot, with a generally straightforward puzzle … … apart from a couple of (for me) unknown words at 15 and 17dn, gettable from the clues. The perimeter clues were … Read more >>
Eccles hasn’t lined up with my Wednesday blog slot for a few months; glad to meet up again this week.
Ifor, and a rather asymmetrical grid. Preamble: The clue to one entry in each row and each column contains an extra word. Each is primarily associated with a single letter from a … Read more >>
A solve in two halves, with the top half going in quickly and a bit of a struggle with the rest. Favourite clues were 13ac and 15dn. Thanks to Brummie
What a delight it was solving Rodriguez’ puzzle today.
Thank you to Gurney. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drink distributed in eastern US (9) SAUTERNES : Anagram of(distributed in) EASTERN US. Defn: A French sweet wine from the region … Read more >>