Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Puck. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drawer once containing office PC? (4,9) JOHN CONSTABLE : JOHN(slang for a toilet, euphemistically called the “office”, as in “the usual … Read more >>
Phi is back in his usual Friday role after brief excursions to Saturday and Tuesday. I thought this was probably about right for a Friday: in other words, not easy.
A super puzzle from BUCCANEER to liven up my Friday.
Another Tees to tease us this Thursday.
Leonidas steps up to the plate this morning.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28450.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 8, 2021
“All clues are normal, but each of the answers to 43 clues must be entered with a single-letter misprint, always occurring in a cell shared with a crossing entry; in clue order, correct letters spell out a question. Solvers must change the contents of four cells in the grid to demonstrate the answer to SATISFACTION. The grid contains real words at every stage; Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended”
This week’s Wednesday slot has been occupied by eXternal. It is a good long while since I have blogged one of his puzzles, I have to say. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which … Read more >>
Pasquale sets the mid-week challenge, with a good variety of clue types and only one (for me) unfamiliar word at 1dn. I found this rather gentler than Pasquale can be, although I need … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Gozo this week. A little specialist knowledge is required, but by no means experts only. Thank you Gozo.
Kruger is one of our regular setters. Hard but fair is his normal offering, so I look forward to this one. Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be … Read more >>
Filbert has set Tuesday’s puzzle. The Independent puzzle on a Tuesday usually has a theme. Today the theme is focused on Russia and events (real and fictional) that took place … Read more >>
Really enjoyed this – plenty of smiles along the way, and some penny drop moments of parsing at the end. Favourites were 20ac, 25ac, 2dn, 7dn/8dn, 16dn, 22dn, and 23dn/5ac. Thanks to Philistine
Hard graft for a Tuesday, I thought.