Never knowingly undersolved
Things didn’t click today, and I found this quite hard going throughout, but in retrospect most of the parsing is reasonably straightforward, so maybe it’s just me. Thanks to Paul. Across 1 … Read more >>
Like most Fridays, BRADMAN serves up today's challenge
Another BLuth to BLog. Three out of our last five blogs have all been set by him.
Thank you to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. One word and all hell’s let loose — they’ll pay for this (5,4,4) HEADS WILL ROLL : Anagram of(… let loose) … Read more >>
A feast of fun from Julius…
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 23, 2021
“In 31 clues an extra letter must be removed before solving; in clue order, they apply to one of a pair, as does a phrase in the grid. Solvers must change the phrase to describe the second member of the pair (retaining/creating real-word crossing entries, one confirmed in Collins) and highlight six other words and phrases (47 cells), which also describe the person. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended, 35d is in Collins; one answer is an abbreviation; solvers should consult the original version of the work of CONTRASTS.”
Hoskins is occupying the mid-week slot today. I found this to be a medium-to-difficult puzzle by Indy standards, one which contained a good few clues to get me started but which kept me … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle. Thank you Gozo.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28593.
The shortest rubric of the year so far. The unclued lights give both names of an author and his condolences (10 words). Misprints occur in the definitions of 19 clues. Corrected letters, read … Read more >>
It’s Tramp providing our entertainment today, with a puzzle that I found a delight from beginning to end. I haven’t detected a theme, apart from a couple of references to dentistry – but … Read more >>
A witty and entertaining Tuesday puzzle.
My blog this week is based on a Filbert puzzle I have always found Filbert to be a setter who provides challenging puzzles.and it took me a while to get … Read more >>
A cracking puzzle from Gila with lots of great clues. It was probably at the easier end of the spectrum, but did still need some thought in places.